Bibliographic displays and Web catalogues: User evaluations of three prototype displays

Electronic Library

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 309-323

  Kopak, Richard W ^a   Cherry, Joan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY DEVICES; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SMART CARDS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS; ELECTRONIC CATALOGUES; PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUES;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0032184554     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb045656     Document Type: Article

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