Distinguishing engineers from scientists- the case for an engineering knowledge community

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 131-163

  Pinelli, Thomas E ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION USE; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; NATURAL SCIENCES;

LIBRARIANS; SCIENTISTS;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 0242406109     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: 15411109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J122v21n03_09     Document Type: Article

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