Boundary objects in information science research: An approach for explicating connections between collections, cultures and communities

Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Huvila, Isto ^a   Anderson, Theresa Dirndorfer ^b   Jansen, Eva Hourihan ^c   McKenzie, Pam ^d   Westbrook, Lynn ^e   Worrall, Adam ^f  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; Information science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961903940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15508390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/meet.2014.14505101003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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