Critical realism as a philosophy and social theory in information science?

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 61, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 11-22

  Wikgren, Marianne ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Information research; Information science; Libraries; Philosophy; Reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844435157     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410510577989     Document Type: Article

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