Zero, single, or multi? Genre of web pages through the users' perspective

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 702-737

  Santini, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genre classification; User study; User warrant; Web genres; Web pages; Web users

Indexed keywords

WEB SERVICES; WEBSITES;

GENRE CLASSIFICATION; USER WARRANT; WEB GENRES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 39649112405     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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