Social epistemology and information science

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2006, Pages 475-519

  Fallis, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 28844435032     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.1440400119     Document Type: Review

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