Internet research tracings: Towards non-reductionist methodology

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Dahlberg, Lincoln ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METADATA; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MEDIA TECHNOLOGY; NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (NICT); NON-REDUCTIONIST METHODOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (STS);

INTERNET;

EID: 2942731525     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2004.tb00289.x     Document Type: Review

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