Beyond the FAQ: Explicit and implicit norms in: Usenet newsgroups

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-351

  Burnett, Gary ^a   Bonnici, Laurie ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041363374     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(03)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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