Information-seeking behavior for recreational activities and its implications for libraries

Reference Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-103

  Ernest, Douglas J ^a   Level, Allison V ^a   Culbertson, Michael ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Information retrieval; Internet; Leisure activities; Libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944377570     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320510581405     Document Type: Article

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