On the advantages of a systematic inspection for evaluating hypermedia usability

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-335

  De Angeli, A ^a   Matera, M ^b   Costabile, M F ^b   Garzotto, F ^c   Paolini, P ^c  

^a NCR Self Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD-ROM; EVALUATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

SYSTEMATIC USABILITY EVALUATION (SUE);

HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038334098     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327590IJHC1503_01     Document Type: Article

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