Learning from web information seeking studies: Some suggestions for LIS practitioners

Electronic Library

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-37

  Fourie, Ina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Information research; Information science; Knowledge sharing; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION THEORY; ONLINE SEARCHING; RESEARCH; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE; INFORMATION RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE GENERATION; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; RESEARCH FINDINGS; SELF-EFFICACY; SELF-KNOWLEDGE; WEB INFORMATION SEEKING STUDIES;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 33644599280     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470610649227     Document Type: Review

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