The virtual college: Computer-mediated communication and scientific work

Information Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-363

  Walsh, John P ^a   Bayma, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cmc; E mail; Effects; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030375549     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722496129341     Document Type: Article

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