Evaluation of a statewide collaborative chat-based reference service: Approaches and directions

Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting

Volumn 41, Issue , 2004, Pages 102-109

  Pomerantz, Jeffrey ^a   McClure, Charles R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27744576831     PISSN: 15508390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/meet.1450410112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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