Web navigation and the behavioral effects of constantly visible site maps

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 601-618

  Danielson, David R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information seeking; Navigation; Orientation; Site map; Usability; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION THEORY; WEBSITES;

WEB NAVIGATION;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036811787     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-5438(02)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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