Developing and sustaining a sense of place: The role of social information

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-287

  Williamson, Kirsty ^a   Roberts, Julie ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77956266874     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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