Virtual hierarchies and virtual networks: Some lessons from hypermedia usability research applied to the World Wide Web

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-95

  Smith, P A ^a   Newman, I A ^b   Parks, L M ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONLINE SEARCHING; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HYPERMEDIA USABILITY; VIRTUAL HIERARCHIES; VIRTUAL NETWORKS; WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW);

WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 0031186788     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1997.0128     Document Type: Article

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