A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theory

Information Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Wilson, T D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

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EID: 33749345295     PISSN: 13681613     EISSN: 13681613     Source Type: Journal    
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