An assessment of the online searching behaviour of practitioner end users

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-251

  Nicholas, David ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030511681     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb026968     Document Type: Article

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