Production of `context' in information seeking research: A metatheoretical view

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 751-763

  Talja, Sanna ^a   Keso, Heidi ^a   Pietiläinen, Tarja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA STRUCTURES;

INFORMATION SEEKING RESEARCH; METATHEORETICAL VIEWS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 0033225155     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(99)00024-2     Document Type: Note

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