Using information behaviors to evaluate the functionality and usability of electronic resources: From Ellis's model to evaluation

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2244-2267

  Makri, Stephann ^a   Blandford, Ann ^a   Cox, Anna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; ELECTRONIC TOOLS; EVALUATION METHODS; GAINING INSIGHTS; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIORS; NOVEL METHODS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 57049153545     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20927     Document Type: Article

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