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Cognitive ergonomics of information processing systems : status of research : executive summary / Luc Giroux, Ph.D. and Serge Larochelle, Ph.D.: Co28-1/7-1987E-PDF

"Cognitive ergonomics of information processing systems is a new field. This report outlines the current status of research, and describes the principal ergonomic problems posed by new information processing technology, as well as the methods used to solve them and the results obtained. The authors also suggest new research directions likely to further knowledge in this field. The report contains six chapters. The first two describe cognitive ergonomics in relation to other fields of scientific research, and give a general outline of the problems involved. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 in turn describe the three major aspects of person-computer interaction: the information processing system, the human user, and the task. The sixth chapter contains four recommendations for further research"--Summary.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Communications.
  • Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre. Organizational Research Directorate‏.
TitleCognitive ergonomics of information processing systems : status of research : executive summary / Luc Giroux, Ph.D. and Serge Larochelle, Ph.D.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: L'ergonomie cognitive des systèmes informatiques : état de la question et pistes de recherche : sommaire analytique.
  • "July 1987."
  • "This report is one of a series of research reports done by or for the Organizational Research Directorate, Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre, Communications Canada."
  • "CC-CWARC-DLR-85/6-019."
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
  • Issued also in print format.
Publishing information
  • Laval, Quebec : Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre = Centre canadien de recherche sur l'informatisation du travail, 1987.
Author / Contributor
  • Giroux, Luc, 1953- author.
  • Larochelle, Serge, author.
Description1 online resource (4 pages)
Catalogue number
  • Co28-1/7-1987E-PDF
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