Modelling information seeking behaviour of AEC professionals on online technical information resources

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 8, Issue , 2003, Pages 265-281

  Shaaban, Sameh ^a   McKechnie, John ^b   Lockley, Stephen ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RIBA Enterprises Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INFORMATION ACCESS; ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCES; PRODUCT MODELS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2942718642     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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