Redefining information science: From "information science" to "knowledge science"

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-461

  Zins, Chaim ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Information science; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746605241     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410610673846     Document Type: Article

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