Usability case study using TREC and ZPRISE

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 589-603

  Downey, Laura L ^a   Tice, Dawn M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

TEXT RETRIEVAL CONFERENCE; USABILITY TESTING;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033321438     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(99)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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