Theorizing information for information science

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2002, Pages 392-425

  Cornelius, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0035981388     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.1440360110     Document Type: Article

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