Task-based and Contextual Design

 

Joann Hackos and Janice Reddish.
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design.
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Two leaders in the field of user centered design share their experience and views of user and task analysis. This book has received good reviews from readers.

Hugh Beyer and Karen Holtzblatt.
Contextual Design : A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs.
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The authors approach design through contextual inquiry. This approach enables the actual work being done to drive the design.

 
   

Electronic Performance Support Systems

 

Gloria Gery.
Electronic Performance Support System.
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Here is the book that started the EPSS revolution and fueled the fire of the performance centered design movement. It is available via special order, so you may have to wait a couple of weeks for it to land on your door step, but it is well worth the wait.

Lesley Brown.
Designing and Developing Electronic Performance Support Systems.
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One of the few books available on EPSS.