Methods for evaluating information sources: An annotated catalogue

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Methods for evaluating information sources : An annotated catalogue. / Hjørland, Birger.

In: Journal of Information Science, Vol. 38, No. 3, 12.06.2012, p. 258-268.

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Hjørland, B 2012, 'Methods for evaluating information sources: An annotated catalogue', Journal of Information Science, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 258-268. <http://jis.sagepub.com/content/38/3/258.full.pdf+html>

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Hjørland, B. (2012). Methods for evaluating information sources: An annotated catalogue. Journal of Information Science, 38(3), 258-268. http://jis.sagepub.com/content/38/3/258.full.pdf+html

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Hjørland B. Methods for evaluating information sources: An annotated catalogue. Journal of Information Science. 2012 Jun 12;38(3):258-268.

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Hjørland, Birger. / Methods for evaluating information sources : An annotated catalogue. In: Journal of Information Science. 2012 ; Vol. 38, No. 3. pp. 258-268.

Bibtex

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