The information-seeking behavior of visual artists: A literature review

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-362

  Hemmig, William S ^a  

^a Bucks County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Arts; Communities; Information retrieval; Library users; Services; Visual media

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649140544     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410810867579     Document Type: Review

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