Comparison and evaluation of some economic models of digital-only journals

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 660-673

  Halliday, Leah ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034347455     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007131     Document Type: Article

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