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The Invisible College refers to both a historical institution (Invisible College (organisation)) and a sociological concept. This page focuses on the concept and its history, usage and utility.


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Notes

  1. Sources include: Alesia Zuccala, Modeling the Invisible College Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Volume 57 Issue 2, January 2006 Pages 152 - 168