Evaluating web sites: Exploiting user's expectations

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-416

  De Marsico, Maria ^a   Levialdi, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

USER EXPECTATION; USER REQUIREMENTS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 1342291074     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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