What words and where? Applying usability testing techniques to name a new live reference service

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-225

  Duncan, Vicky ^a   Fichter, Darlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COMPUTER NETWORK; HEALTH SCIENCE; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIBRARY; ONLINE SYSTEM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 3142715914     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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