User diversity: As demonstrated by deep log analysis

Electronic Library

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-38

  Nicholas, David ^a   Huntington, Paul ^a   Jamali, Hamid R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Electronic journals; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549000577     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470810851716     Document Type: Article

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