Heuristic evaluation of interface usability for a web-based OPAC

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 538-549

  Schmetzke, Axel ^a   Greifeneder, Elke ^a   Yushiana, Mansor ^a   Abdul Rani, Widyawati ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Online catalogues; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849002799     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830710840491     Document Type: Article

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