An evidence-based review of academic web search engines, 2014-2016: Implications for librarians' practice and research agenda

Information Technology and Libraries

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 7-47

  Fagan, Jody Condit ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; LIBRARIAN; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; SEARCH ENGINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85021440896     PISSN: 07309295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6017/ital.v36i2.9718     Document Type: Review

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