The education function in a digital library environment: A challenge for college and research libraries

The Electronic Library

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 283-295

  Kibirige, Harry M ^a   Depalo, Lisa ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Julius Forstman Library in Passaic   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Education; Internet; Training; User studies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SERVICES; SEARCH ENGINES; WEBSITES;

INFORMATION RESOURCES;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 0035149318     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470110408869     Document Type: Article

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