Chat reference competencies: Identification from a literature review and librarian interviews

Reference Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-209

  Luo, Lili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competences; Education; Reference services; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249661538     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320710749137     Document Type: Review

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