Subject librarians' perceptions of institutional repositories as an information resource

Online Information Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-277

  Dorner, Daniel G ^a   Revell, James ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Change agents; Diffusion of innovations theory; Information management; Information resources; Institutional repositories; Librarians; New Zealand; Subject librarians; University libraries

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; CHANGE AGENTS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORIES; INFORMATION RESOURCE; INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES; LIBRARIANS; NEW ZEALAND; SUBJECT LIBRARIANS; UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 84860360965     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684521211229066     Document Type: Review

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