Electronic records management and public accountability: Beyond an instrumental approach

Information Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 259-270

  Meijer, Albert ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035540796     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722401753330850     Document Type: Article

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