Faculty perspectives on e-learners' library research needs

Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Cahoy, Ellysa Stern ^a   Moyo, Lesley Mutinta ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Distance learners; e learning; Faculty; Students; The Pennsylvania State University; Virtual library services; World campus

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247372719     PISSN: 1533290X     EISSN: 15332918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J192v02n04_01     Document Type: Article

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