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Organisation in ethnography - a discussion of ethnographic fieldwork programs in CSCW. / Harper, R.H.R.
In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Vol. 9, No. 2, 05.2000, p. 239-264.

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Harper, RHR 2000, 'Organisation in ethnography - a discussion of ethnographic fieldwork programs in CSCW', Computer Supported Cooperative Work, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 239-264. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008793124669

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Harper, R. H. R. (2000). Organisation in ethnography - a discussion of ethnographic fieldwork programs in CSCW. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 9(2), 239-264. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008793124669

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Harper RHR. Organisation in ethnography - a discussion of ethnographic fieldwork programs in CSCW. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 2000 May;9(2):239-264. doi: 10.1023/A:1008793124669

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Harper, R.H.R. / Organisation in ethnography - a discussion of ethnographic fieldwork programs in CSCW. In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 2000 ; Vol. 9, No. 2. pp. 239-264.

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