Use of theory in information science research

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-73

  Pettigrew, Karen E ^a   McKechnie, Lynne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TECHNICAL WRITING; THEORY;

INFORMATION SCIENCE JOURNALS; INFORMATION SCIENCE THEORY;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 0035120915     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1532-2890(2000)52:1<62::AID-ASI1061>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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