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Stanyer, Dominic and Procter, Rob (1999) Human factors and the WWW : making sense of URLs. In: IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Edinburgh, UK, 30 Aug-3 Sep 1999. Published in: Human-computer interaction : Interact '99 : IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 30th August-3rd September 1999, Edinburgh, UK pp. 59-60. ISBN 1902505190.

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Abstract

We present a study of how WWW users ‘make sense’ of URLs. Experiments were used to investigate
users’ capacity to employ the URL as a surrogate for the resource to which it refers. The results show that users
can infer useful information from URLs, but that such improvisation has shortcomings as a navigation aid.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Alternative Title: Human factors and the World Wide Web : making sense of URLs
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): World Wide Web , World Wide Web -- Research, Web sites , Internet -- Social aspects, Internet addresses , Navigation -- Research
Journal or Publication Title: Human-computer interaction : Interact '99 : IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 30th August-3rd September 1999, Edinburgh, UK
Publisher: British Computer Society on behalf of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
ISBN: 1902505190
Official Date: September 1999
Dates:
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September 1999Published
Page Range: pp. 59-60
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Date of first compliant deposit: 8 April 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 April 2016
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Edinburgh, UK
Date(s) of Event: 30 Aug-3 Sep 1999

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