Defining a framework for the evaluation of information

International Journal of Information Quality

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-132

  Darlington, M ^a   Culley, S J ^b   Zhao, Y ^a   Austin, S A ^b   Tang, L C M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information curation; Information life cycle; Information preservation; Information value and evaluation; Through life information support

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

CURATION; INFORMATION LIFE CYCLE; INFORMATION PRESERVATIONS; INFORMATION SUPPORT; INFORMATION VALUE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 79952488244     PISSN: 17510457     EISSN: 17510465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIQ.2008.022959     Document Type: Article

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