Co-term network analysis as a means of describing the information landscapes of knowledge communities across sectors

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 548-562

  Jacobs, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Knowledge workers; Public sector; Universities; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036384743     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410210441577     Document Type: Article

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