A curriculum for digital librarians: A reflection on the European debate

New Library World

Volumn 108, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 229-246

  Tammaro, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Digital libraries; Librarians; Librarianship; Library instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249709892     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800710748795     Document Type: Review

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