Reimagining the library as a technology: An analysis of Ranganathan's five laws of library science within the social construction of technology framework

Library Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-164

  Carr, Patrick L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84896286678     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675355     Document Type: Article

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