The state of iSchools: An analysis of academic research and graduate education

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-36

  Wu, Dan ^a   He, Daqing ^b   Jiang, Jiepu ^b   Dong, Wuyi ^a   Vo, Kim Thien ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

academic research; graduate education; interdisciplinary; iSchools

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; GRADUATE EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY; ISCHOOLS; LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

RESEARCH;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84857734844     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551511426247     Document Type: Article

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