The impact of social class and status on citizenship information need: The results of two national surveys in the UK

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-254

  Marcella, Rita ^a   Baxter, Graeme ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIBRARIES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS;

CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 0033712077     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016555150002600404     Document Type: Article

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