Gatekeeping: A critical review

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-79

  Barzilai Nahon, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 57849121559     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.2009.1440430117     Document Type: Review

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