An exploratory study of the collaborative relationship between teachers and librarians in Singapore primary and secondary schools

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-280

  Mokhtar, Intan Azura ^a   Majid, Shaheen ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 33744932194     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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