Revealing interdisciplinarity in nanoscience and technology queries: A transaction log analysis approach

Knowledge Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-153

  Shiri, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 79960342828     PISSN: 09437444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0943-7444-2011-2-135     Document Type: Article

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