Information needs, information seeking, and communication in an industrial R&D environment

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting

Volumn 37, Issue , 2000, Pages 473-486

  Hirsh, Sandra G ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

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