Research procedures used by Master of Information Studies students at the University of Natal in the period 1982-2002 with special reference to their sampling techniques and survey response rates: A methodological discourse

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-143

  Ngulube, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 21644445528     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iilr.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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