Use of e-books in an academic and research environment: A case study from the Indian Institute of Science

Program

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-62

  Anuradha, K T ^a   Usha, H S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Case studies; Electronic books; India; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644684402     PISSN: 00330337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00330330610646807     Document Type: Article

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