Google Scholar versions: Do more versions of an article mean greater impact?

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 594-611

  Pitol, Scott P ^a   De Groote, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Citations; Digital libraries; Google Scholar; Institutional repository; Scholarly publishing; Versions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927564198     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LHT-05-2014-0039     Document Type: Article

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