Making choices: Research paradigms and information management: Practical applications of philosophy in IM research

Library Review

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 476-484

  Burke, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information exchange; Information profession; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547629991     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242530710760373     Document Type: Article

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