The effect of search engine keyword choice and demographic features on Internet searching success

Information Technology and Libraries

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 58-65

  Weideman, Melius ^a   Strümpfer, Corrie ^b  

^a Department of Research Planning ^*

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

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