Visibility and impact of Iranian research institutions on the web

Library Hi Tech News

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-9

  Erfanmanesh, Mohammadamin ^a   Didegah, Fereshteh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955652533     PISSN: 07419058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07419051111130367     Document Type: Article

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