Enhancing women's productivity in the library and information sector in Nigeria

Electronic Library

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-332

  Iwe, Josephine I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Information personnel; Information profession; Nigeria; Productivity rate; Women

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

INFORMATION PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROFESSION; NIGERIA; PRODUCTIVITY RATE; WOMEN;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 21144432420     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470510603723     Document Type: Review

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