ERIC Number: EJ557180
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Publication Date: 1996
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The Search for an Internet Metaphor: A Comparison of Literatures.
Palmquist, Ruth A.
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v33 p198-202 1996
Examines Internet metaphors in the titles of 100 articles published in 1995 and found in three indexing services. Analyzes criteria for assessing the usefulness of metaphors to determine the more appropriate metaphors that might successfully convey to the novice user the purposes and activities possible with the hyperlinked elements and functions of the Internet or World Wide Web. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Indexing, Internet, Journal Articles, Metaphors, Periodicals, Users (Information), World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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