Electronic journals: Myths and realities

OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 144-151

  Woodward, Hazel ^a   Rowland, Fytton ^b   McKnight, Cliff ^b   Meadows, Jack ^b   Pritchett, Carolyn ^b  

^a Pilkington Library   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic publishing; Journal publishing; Libraries; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986098721     PISSN: 1065075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10650759710189425     Document Type: Article

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