Information needs and information-seeking behavior of artisan fisher folk of Uganda

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-105

  Ikoja Odongo, Robert ^a   Ocholla, Dennis N ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0037341754     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(02)00167-6     Document Type: Article

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