Understanding student information behavior in relation to electronic information services: Lessons from longitudinal monitoring and evaluation, Part 1

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1162-1174

  Rowley, Jennifer ^a   Urquhart, Christine ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; INFORMATION SERVICES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS;

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SOURCES; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLICYMAKING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 34250185046     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20593     Document Type: Review

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