First entry: Report on a qualitative exploratory study of novice user experience with online finding aids

Journal of Archival Organization

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 49-85

  Scheir, Wendy ^a  

^a Rutgers University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Archival description; Archival representation; Encoded Archival Description; Finding aids; Human computer interaction; Online access; Usability; User needs; User studies; Users

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746617276     PISSN: 15332748     EISSN: 15332756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J201v03n04_04     Document Type: Article

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