Perceptions of the Internet: What people think when they search the Internet for information

Internet Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-199

  Bruce, Harry ^a  

^a Sch Lib Info Sci Univ W   (United States)

Author keywords

Information; Metaphors; Satisfaction; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543057508     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662249910274575     Document Type: Article

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