E-textbook use, information seeking behaviour and its impact: Case study business and management

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-280

  Nicholas, David ^a   Rowlands, Ian ^a   Jamali, Hamid R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deep log analysis; E books; UK; University students; Usage

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT; E-BOOKS; E-TEXTBOOKS; FACT-FINDING; FOCUS GROUPS; INFORMATION SEEKING; JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEES; LOG ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; RETAIL SALES; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; USER BEHAVIOUR;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION USE; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEXTBOOKS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77950275484     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551510363660     Document Type: Article

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