User-centered evaluation of information: A research challenge

Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 306-322

  Raban, Daphne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Information retrieval; Information theory; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249802652     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240710758948     Document Type: Article

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