Humanists as information users in the digital age: The case of Jewish studies scholars in Israel

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2269-2279

  Baruchson Arbib, Shifra ^a   Bronstein, Jenny ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET;

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; HUMANISTIC RESEARCH; INFORMAL INFORMATION CHANNELS; INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 38049120455     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20699     Document Type: Article

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