Measuring researchers' use of scholarly information through social bookmarking data: A case study of BibSonomy

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-308

  Borrego, Ángel ^a   Fry, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BibSonomy; information behaviour; scholarly communication; scientific information; social bookmarking

Indexed keywords

BIBSONOMY; INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; SOCIAL BOOKMARKING;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SERVICES; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84862276433     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551512438353     Document Type: Article

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