On studying information seeking methodologically: The implications of connecting metatheory to method

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 727-750

  Dervin, Brenda ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION THEORY;

METATHEORY; SELF-CONSCIOUSLY METHODS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 0033225188     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(99)00023-0     Document Type: Note

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