Same questions, different venue: An analysis of in-person and online questions

Reference Librarian

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-35

  Fennewald, Joseph ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification schemes; E mail reference; Question analysis; Reference services; Virtual reference

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845747192     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J120v46n95_03     Document Type: Article

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