A content analysis of librarianship research

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-239

  Koufogiannakis, Denise ^a,b   Slater, Linda ^a   Crumley, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b 2K317 Walter C Mackenzie HSC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Evidence based librarianship; Library and information studies periodicals; Library and information studies research; Research domains

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED LIBRARIANSHIP; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES PERIODICALS; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES RESEARCH; RESEARCH DOMAINS;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 3142642953     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551504044668     Document Type: Article

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