Cognitive style and users' metaphors for the web: An exploratory study

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-32

  Palmquist, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0009618167     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(00)00205-6     Document Type: Article

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