Importance of interface agent characteristics from end-user perspective

International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-60

  Serenko, Alexander ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

End users, survey; Human agent interaction; Interface agents

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MARKETING;

END-USERS, SURVEY; HUMAN AGENT INTERACTION; INTERFACE AGENTS;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 33646860343     PISSN: 15483657     EISSN: 15483665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jiit.2006040104     Document Type: Review

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