Web intelligence analyses of digital libraries: A case study of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH)

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 558-589

  Zuccala, Alesia ^a   Thelwall, Mike ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^b   Dhiensa, Rajveen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Digital libraries; Generation and dissemination of information; Search engines; Transmission control protocol internet protocol; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547150560     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410710759011     Document Type: Article

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