Information literacy amongst UK SMEs: An information policy gap

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-79

  De Saulles, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information strategy; Internet; Research; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; PUBLIC POLICY;

INFORMATION LITERACY; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES (SMES); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846462534     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530710725214     Document Type: Article

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