Scientific publishing: A case study of Libyan scientists

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-393

  Mahmood, Intesar ^a   Rowley, Jennifer ^a   Hartley, Richard ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Generation and dissemination of information; Internet; Libya; Publications; Sciences

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GENERATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; LIBYA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NEW MODEL; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH CENTRES; RESEARCH TEAMS; SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION; SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING; SCIENCES; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNET; RESEARCH;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 70349814054     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530910973785     Document Type: Article

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