Library and Information Science research areas: A content analysis of articles from the top 10 journals 2007-8

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-35

  Aharony, Noa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

content analysis; LIS research areas; top journals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857486094     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: 17416477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000611424819     Document Type: Article

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