Science vs social science: A study of information-seeking behavior and user perceptions of academic researchers

Library Review

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 522-531

  Sheeja, N K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; India; Information services; Postgraduates; University libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955290248     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242531011065118     Document Type: Article

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