Web site evaluation: A survey of undergraduates

Online Information Review

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 392-403

  Tillotson, Joy ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Undergraduates; Universities; Web sites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; SEARCH ENGINES; STUDENTS;

WEBSITE EVALUATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 0036455455     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520210452727     Document Type: Article

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