Electronic journals and user behavior: A review of recent research

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-396

  Rowlands, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548617726     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2007.03.005     Document Type: Review

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