Conducting Iterative Usability Testing on a Web Site: Challenges and Benefits
Jennifer C. Romano Bergstrom, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Jennifer M. Chen, and Elizabeth D. Murphy
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1, November 2011, pp. 9 - 30
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