Understanding data search as a socio-technical practice

Kathleen M. Gregory; Helena Cousijn; Paul Groth; Andrea Scharnhorst; Sally Wyatt

doi:10.1177/0165551519837182

Understanding data search as a socio-technical practice

Kathleen M. Gregory, Helena Cousijn, Paul Groth, Andrea Scharnhorst, Sally Wyatt

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Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	459-475
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Information Science
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551519837182
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

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Data retrieval
data reuse
data search
information seeking
research data

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