Visual approaches and photography for the study of immediate information space

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2214-2224

  Hartel, Jenna ^a   Thomson, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Royal Conservatory of Music   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE WORKS; FIELD EXPERIENCE; HEALTH INFORMATICS; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SPACES; PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH DESIGNS; VISUAL RESEARCH;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 80054697164     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21618     Document Type: Article

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