This article addresses a crucial issue in the digital library environment: how to support effective interaction of users with heterogeneous and distributed information resources. In particular, this study compared usability, user preference, effectiveness, and searching behaviors in systems that imp
Approaches and effectiveness of distributed searching for digital libraries
β Scribed by Ray R. Larson
- Book ID
- 102509306
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-7870
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