Student citation practices in an Information Science Department

Education for Information

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 299-323

  Oppenheim, Charles ^a   Smith, Richard ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIES; INTERNET; SEARCH ENGINES; STUDENTS;

JOURNAL ARTICLES;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 0035547566     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2001-19403     Document Type: Article

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