Hermeneutics applied to the quality of empirical databases

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-289

  Boydens, Isabelle ^a   van Hooland, Seth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Databases; Information management; Interpretive programs; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952301462     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220411111109476     Document Type: Article

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