The choice of digital newspapers: Influence of reader goals and user experience

Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-247

  Flavián, Carlos ^a   Gurrea, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Internet; Newspapers; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745475759     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240610673673     Document Type: Article

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