Digital intermediation: An exploration of user and intermediary perspectives

Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting

Volumn 40, Issue , 2003, Pages 40-51

  Southwick, Sílvia Barcellos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE INFORMAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 33846190123     PISSN: 15508390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/meet.1450400105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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