A citation analysis of college & research libraries comparing yahoo, google, google scholar, and isi web of knowledge with implications for promotion and tenure

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 460-472

  Martell, Charles ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350623238     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl.70.5.460     Document Type: Article

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