An IS for archaeological finds management as a platform for knowledge management: The ArcheoTRAC case

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Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-152

  Braccini, Alessio Maria ^a   Federici, Tommaso ^b  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cultural studies; Heritage; Information systems; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL STUDIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; HERITAGE; INFORMATION EXPLOITATION; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77952399630     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055721011050659     Document Type: Article

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