What is social informatics and why does it matter?

Information Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-220

  Kling, Rob ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547488577     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240701441556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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