Information-seeking on the Web: Effects of user and task variables

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-255

  Kim, Kyung Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0042907360     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(01)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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