"conversational" information systems: Extending educational informatics support for the web-based learner

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 362-384

  Ford, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer applications; Computer based learning; Information systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244377641     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410510598535     Document Type: Review

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