User role and perception of requirements in a web-based community of practice

Online Information Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 499-512

  Tang, Jih Hsin ^a   Yang, Heng Li ^b  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communities; Interface management; Online operations; User interfaces; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; USER INTERFACES;

COMMUNITIES; INTERFACE MANAGEMENT; ONLINE OPERATIONS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 26444560102     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520510628891     Document Type: Article

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