Evaluation of web-based search engines using user-effort measures

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Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Tang, Muh Chyun ^a   Sun, Ying ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042594728     PISSN: 10586768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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