Toward a theory of network gatekeeping: A framework for exploring information control

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1493-1512

  Barzilai Nahon, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATEKEEPING; INFORMATION CONTROL;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 47049101247     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20857     Document Type: Article

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