The effect of CD-ROM instruction on search operator use

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-76

  Jacobson, Trudi E ^a   Newkirk, Janice G ^a  

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EID: 0030539579     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl_57_01_68     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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