Using Digital Libraries Non-Visually: Understanding the Help-Seeking Situations of Blind Users

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Main Authors:	Xie, Iris, Babu, Rakesh, Joo, Soohyung, Fuller, Paige
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Electronic Libraries Blindness Help Seeking Access to Information Online Searching Questionnaires Interviews Pretests Posttests Protocol Analysis Coding Cognitive Processes Visual Impairments Information Retrieval Usability Individual Characteristics Accessibility (for Disabled) Visual Perception
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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