可用性指南：可访问性

5.6：确保首页看起来像个首页

相关重要指数：4级

证据强度：4级

文件类型：指南

主题：

页面结构——首页

指南：

确保首页有必要的、被视为首页的特性。

注释：

首页与下级的页面不混淆是很重要的。用户希望在首页某些行为是可能的。这些行为包括但不限于，找到重要的链接，访问站点地图或索引，搜索。

资源：

1. Farkas, D.K. & Farkas, J.B. (2000). Guidelines for designing web navigation. Technical Communication, 47(3), 341-358.

2. Ivory, M.Y. & Hearst, M.A. (2002). Statistical profiles of highly-rated web site interfaces. Proceedings of CHI 2002, 367-374.

3. Ivory, M.Y., Sinha, R.R., & Hearst, M.A. (2000, June). Preliminary findings on quantitative measures for distinguishing highly rated information-centric web pages. Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Human Factors and the Web. Retrieved November 2005

4.Lynch, P.J. & Horton, S. (2002). Web Style Guide (2nd Edition). New Haven, CO: Yale University Press. Retrieved November 2005

5. Nall, J., Koyani, S.J., & Lafond, C. (2001, January). Lessons learned while usability testing the CancerNet Web site. National Cancer Institute, Communication Technologies Branch Technical Report.

6. Nielsen, J. & Tahir, M. (2002). Homepage Usability: 50 Sites Deconstructed. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Publishing.

7. Tullis, T.S. (2001). Web usability lessons learned. Fidelity Center for Applied Technology Technical Report. Fidelity Investments.

相关可用性指南：

1. Usability Guideline: Show All Major Options on the Homepage