Pixels or pencils? The relative effectiveness of Web-based versus paper surveys

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-93

  Hayslett, Michele M ^a   Wildemuth, Barbara M ^b  

^a State Library of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0842333335     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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