Literature reviews and the hermeneutic circle

Australian Academic and Research Libraries

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-144

  Boell, Sebastian K ^a   Cecez Kecmanovic, Dubravka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 79251476867     PISSN: 00048623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048623.2010.10721450     Document Type: Article

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