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Design of an Object Model for a Context-Sensitive Tourist Guide. / Cheverst, Keith; Davies, Nigel; Mitchell, Keith et al.
Computers & Graphics: Elsevier Science Ltd.. 1999.

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Cheverst, K, Davies, N, Mitchell, K & Friday, A 1999, Design of an Object Model for a Context-Sensitive Tourist Guide. Elsevier Science Ltd., Computers & Graphics. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00119-3

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Cheverst, K., Davies, N., Mitchell, K., & Friday, A. (1999, Nov). Design of an Object Model for a Context-Sensitive Tourist Guide. Elsevier Science Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00119-3

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Cheverst K, Davies N, Mitchell K, Friday A. Design of an Object Model for a Context-Sensitive Tourist Guide. 1999. doi: 10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00119-3

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Cheverst, Keith ; Davies, Nigel ; Mitchell, Keith et al. / Design of an Object Model for a Context-Sensitive Tourist Guide. 1999. Computers & Graphics : Elsevier Science Ltd.

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