Protocol analysis of a federated search tool: Designing for users

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 195-210

  Alling, Emily ^a   Naismith, Rachael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Federated search; Protocol analysis; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948868784     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J136v12n01_10     Document Type: Article

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