Deficits in the visibility of African scientists: implications for developing information and communication technology (ICT) capacity

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 244-260

  Nwagwu, Williams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African scientists; ICT; scientific databases; scientific literature; visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944460586     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/wrstsd.2005.007686     Document Type: Article

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