Author collaboration and productivity at the university of Zambia, 2002-2007

African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-23

  Akakandelwa, Akakandelwa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Co authorship; Collaboration; Lotka's law; Research productivity; Universities; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649596282     PISSN: 07954778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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