The concept of information

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2003, Pages 343-411

  Capurro, Rafael ^a   Hjørland, Birger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ROYAL SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Denmark)

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EID: 0037246923     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.1440370109     Document Type: Article

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