Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector: Introduction to the Special Issue

Information Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-83

  Cummings, Sarah ^a   Mchombu, Kingo ^b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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EID: 84997941432     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: 17416469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666903192003     Document Type: Article

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