The use of interface agents for email notification in critical incidents

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1084-1098

  Serenko, Alexander ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical incident technique; Email notification; Human agent interaction; Interface agents

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); INTEROPERABILITY;

CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE; EMAIL NOTIFICATION; HUMAN-AGENT INTERACTION; INTERFACE AGENTS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748744781     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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