Introduction to the special issue: Genres of digital documents

Information Technology & People

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 76-88

  Kwaśnik, Barbara H ^a   Crowston, Kevin ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Digital libraries; Digital storage; Research

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIGITAL STORAGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DIGITAL DOCUMENTS; DISCOURSE COMMUNITY; SOCIAL RECOGNITION;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 20444454657     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840510601487     Document Type: Review

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