A nonlinear model of information-seeking behavior

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-237

  Foster, Allen ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; NONLINEAR MODEL;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 0842343541     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.10359     Document Type: Article

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