Diffusionism and open access

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-99

  Xia, Jingfeng ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; Culture (Sociology); Innovation; Open access; Open access expansion; Technology innovation; Tempo spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855810997     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220411211200338     Document Type: Review

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