Accommodating diverse learning styles in an online environment

Reference and User Services Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Mestre, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33846282042     PISSN: 10949054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.46n2.27     Document Type: Review

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