Libraries, information, and amateur scientists

Technical Services Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Dolence, Travis ^a   Gilmour, Ron ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Amateur scientists; Science materials; User study

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; AMATEUR SCIENTISTS; INTERNET RESOURCES; LISTSERVS; PRINT MATERIALS; SCHOLARLY JOURNALS; SCIENCE MATERIALS; USER STUDY;

LIBRARIES; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33746433980     PISSN: 07317131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J124v23n03_01     Document Type: Article

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