The design and evaluation of interactivities in a digital library

D-Lib Magazine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Budhu, Muniram ^a   Coleman, Anita ^b  

^a Dept Civ Eng and Eng Mechanics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 3042544905     PISSN: 10829873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/november2002-coleman     Document Type: Review

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