Assessing used content across five digital health information services using transaction log files

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 499-515

  Nicholas, David ^a   Huntington, Paul ^a   Homewood, Janet ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Content analysis; Digital information services; Information content; Transaction log analysis; Use statistics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WEBSITES;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIGITAL HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION CONTENT; TRANSACTION LOG ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

EID: 0347026389     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551503296007     Document Type: Article

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