Weak information work in scientific discovery

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 808-820

  Palmer, Carole L ^a   Cragin, Melissa H ^a   Hogan, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Information practices; Information seeking; Neuroscience; Research processes; Scientific discovery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH;

INFORMATION PRACTICES; INFORMATION SEEKING; NEUROSCIENCE; RESEARCH PROCESSES; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33846455075     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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