Fast surfing for availability or deep diving into quality - Motivation and information seeking among middle and high school students

Information Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Heinström, Jannica ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 33749316150     PISSN: 13681613     EISSN: 13681613     Source Type: Journal    
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