Public library patrons' use of collaborative chat reference service: The effectiveness of question answering by question type

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-91

  Kwon, Nahyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 34047134248     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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