Evaluating the effectiveness of a concept-based computer tutorial for OPAC users

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 355-364

  Cherry, Joan M ^a   Yuan, Weijing ^a   Clinton, Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 21344489320     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl_55_04_355     Document Type: Article

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