Analysis of the macro-level discourse structure of literature reviews

Online Information Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-271

  Khoo, Christopher S G ^a   Na, Jin Cheon ^a   Jaidka, Kokil ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Information management; Information science; Literature

Indexed keywords

CODING SCHEME; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISCOURSE STRUCTURE; LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS; LITERATURE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RESEARCH METHODS; SCIENCE JOURNALS; SUMMARIZATION SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 79955699010     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684521111128032     Document Type: Article

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