Challenges in developing research-based Web design guidelines

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 302-312

  Evans, Mary B ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DATA STRUCTURES; ONLINE SEARCHING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

WEB USABILITY; WEBSITES;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0034270624     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.867946     Document Type: Article

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