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Task complexity affects information seeking and use

Katriina Byström, Kalervo Järvelin·1995·Information Processing & Management
DOI 10.1016/0306-4573(94)00041-z
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Authors
Byström, K., & Järvelin, K.
Venue
Information Processing & Management
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1995-03
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
191-213
ISSN
  • 0020-0271 (ISSN-L)
  • 0306-4573
DOI
10.1016/0306-4573(94)00041-z
OpenAlex
W2052658973
Cited by
885
References
3
FWCI
9.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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