Research methods in library and information science: A content analysis

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-41

  Chu, Heting ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84923265772     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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