Cognitive dimensions: Achievements, new directions, and open questions

Journal of Visual Languages and Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-365

  Green, T R G ^a   Blandford, A E ^b   Church, L ^c   Roast, C R ^d   Clarke, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e MICROSOFT   (United States)

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EID: 33746838805     PISSN: 1045926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvlc.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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