Information history: Its importance, relevance and future

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 59, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Weller, Toni ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curricula; History; Information science; Library studies

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HISTORIOGRAPHY; INFORMATION HISTORY (IH); INFORMATION SCIENTISTS;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 34548505233     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530710817627     Document Type: Article

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