Scholarly journal usage: The results of deep log analysis

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 248-280

  Nicholas, David ^a   Huntington, Paul ^a   Watkinson, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Electronic journals; Information services

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844432553     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410510585214     Document Type: Article

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