The information needs and information seeking behaviour of immigrant southern Sudanese youth in the city of London, Ontario: An exploratory study

Library Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-266

  Silvio, Dominic Hakim ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Immigrants; Information services; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645805897     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242530610660807     Document Type: Article

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