Glut of information, dearth of knowledge? A consideration of the information needs of practitioners identified during the FAME project

Library Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-131

  Gannon Leary, Pat ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Evidence based practice; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745873553     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242530610649611     Document Type: Review

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