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The evaluation of desperado: a computerised tool to aid design reuse

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The evaluation of desperado: a computerised tool to aid design reuse. / Lambell, N J ; Ball, L J ; Ormerod, Thomas.
PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS XIV - USABILITY OR ELSE!. ed. / S McDonald; Y Waern; G Cockton. Godalming: Springer Verlag London Ltd, 2000. p. 437-453.

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Lambell, NJ, Ball, LJ & Ormerod, T 2000, The evaluation of desperado: a computerised tool to aid design reuse. in S McDonald, Y Waern & G Cockton (eds), PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS XIV - USABILITY OR ELSE!. Springer Verlag London Ltd, Godalming, pp. 437-453.

APA

Lambell, N. J., Ball, L. J., & Ormerod, T. (2000). The evaluation of desperado: a computerised tool to aid design reuse. In S. McDonald, Y. Waern, & G. Cockton (Eds.), PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS XIV - USABILITY OR ELSE! (pp. 437-453). Springer Verlag London Ltd.

Vancouver

Lambell NJ, Ball LJ, Ormerod T. The evaluation of desperado: a computerised tool to aid design reuse. In McDonald S, Waern Y, Cockton G, editors, PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS XIV - USABILITY OR ELSE!. Godalming: Springer Verlag London Ltd. 2000. p. 437-453

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Lambell, N J ; Ball, L J ; Ormerod, Thomas. / The evaluation of desperado : a computerised tool to aid design reuse. PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS XIV - USABILITY OR ELSE!. editor / S McDonald ; Y Waern ; G Cockton. Godalming : Springer Verlag London Ltd, 2000. pp. 437-453

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