Information literacy in social sciences and health sciences: A bibliometric study (1974-2011)

Scientometrics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1071-1094

  Pinto, María ^a   Escalona Fernández, María Isabel ^b   Pulgarín, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Health sciences; Information literacy; Scientific production; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877586958     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0899-y     Document Type: Article

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