Internet facilities: Use and non-use by Nigerian university scientists

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-48

  Ehikhamenor, Fabian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTERNET; PERSONNEL; PUBLISHING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

ABSTRACTS; INDEXES; JOURNALS; SCIENTISTS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 0037285258     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016555150302900104     Document Type: Article

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