Exploring behavior of E-journal users in science and technology: Transaction log analysis of Elsevier's ScienceDirect OnSite in Taiwan

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-291

  Ke, Hao Ren ^a   Kwakkelaar, Rolf ^b   Tai, Yu Min ^a   Chen, Li Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ELSEVIER MASSON   (France)

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EID: 0036383247     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(02)00126-3     Document Type: Article

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