Finding research information on the web: How to make the most of Google and other free search tools

Science Progress

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-84

  Blakeman, Karen ^a  

^a RBA Information Services

Author keywords

Google; Institutional repositories; Open access; Research information; Search strategies; Search tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875773051     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685013X13617253047438     Document Type: Article

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