Web log analysis: Diversity of research methodologies

Handbook of Research on Web Log Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 506-522

  Taksa, Isak ^a   Spink, Amanda ^b   Jansen, Bernard J ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84883008238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-974-8.ch025     Document Type: Chapter

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