Classifying web genres in context: A case study documenting the web genres used by a software engineer

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1410-1430

  Montesi, Michela ^a   Navarrete, Trilce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genre theory; Human information behavior; Information behavior of professionals; Internet usage; Software engineering; Web genres

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; WEB BROWSERS;

GENRE THEORY; HUMAN INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INTERNET USAGE; WEB GENRES;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 44449119820     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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