Brookes equation: The basis for a qualitative characterization of information behaviours

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-108

  Bawden, David ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brookes equation; cognitive paradigm; information behaviour; mental maps; power laws

Indexed keywords

BROOKES EQUATION; COGNITIVE PARADIGM; INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; MENTAL MAPS; POWER LAWS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 79551647471     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551510395351     Document Type: Article

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