Content analysis: A flexible methodology

Library Trends

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-45

  White, Marilyn Domas ^a   Marsh, Emily E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33845321738     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lib.2006.0053     Document Type: Article

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