Users' views about the usability of digital libraries

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-423

  Koohang, Alex ^a   Ondracek, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for usability; Digital libraries; Usability; User interface; User involvement; Users' views

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; INTERNET; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

DESIGN FOR USABILITY; USABILITY; USER INVOLVEMENT; USERS' VIEWS;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 31044432892     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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