Applying web usability techniques to assess student awareness of library web resources

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-293

  Krueger, Janice ^a   Ray, Ron L ^a   Knight, Lorrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

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EID: 3442901196     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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