Diffusion factors

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-72

  Frandsen, Tove Faber ^a   Rousseau, Ronald ^b   Rowlands, Ian ^c  

^a ROYAL SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Denmark)

^b Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generation and dissemination of information; Publications; Serials

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144462623     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410610642048     Document Type: Article

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