The work of information mediators: A comparison of librarians and intelligent software agents

First Monday

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Zick, Laura ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012064363     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v5i5.748     Document Type: Review

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