Even today there are still a good number of information services that ignore the end-user and plan their work systems around the characteristics of the documentary stock that they handle. They also consider the form in which information should be presented. Such centers turn their backs on reality b
The need for theoretical studies in information science
โ Scribed by Templeton, Maxie
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8231
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