A study of user experiences mediated by nomadic web content in a museum

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 308-319

  Hsi, Sheery ^a  

^a Exploratorium   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiential; Handheld; Informal; Interview; Museum; Navigation; Science; Teachers; Wireless; World wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842586597     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2003.jca_023.x     Document Type: Article

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