Does genre define the shape of information? The role of form and function in user interaction with digital documents

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting

Volumn 36, Issue , 1999, Pages 693-704

  Toms, Elaine G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0009869257     PISSN: 00447870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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