Digital library research: major issues and trends

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-448

  Chowdhury, G G ^a   Chowdhury, S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Library services; Literature; Research measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957243     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007154     Document Type: Article

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