Use of scientific information sources by policy makers in the science and technology sector of Nigeria

African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-71

  Nwagwu, Williams E ^a   Iheanetu, Olamma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Information access; Information sources; Information use; Nigeria; Policy makers; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956085010     PISSN: 07954778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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