Providing library instruction to distance learning students in the 21st century: Meeting the current and changing needs of a diverse community

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 315-337

  McLean, Evadne ^a   Dew, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information literacy; Instruction; Online classes; Tutorials; Video conferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845743026     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J111v45n03_01     Document Type: Article

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