The value of web log data in use-based design and testing

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Burton, Mary C ^a,c   Walther, Joseph B ^b,c  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SECURITY OF DATA; SERVERS; USER INTERFACES;

CLIENT LOGS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS (IP); WEB SERVERS; WEB SITE DESIGN;

WEBSITES;

EID: 0008795142     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2001.tb00121.x     Document Type: Article

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