Insights into Information-seeking and Communicating Behaviour of Academics

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 119-143

  Ocholla, Dennis N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0012438075     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/iilr.2000.0116     Document Type: Article

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