Digital nature and digital nurture: Libraries, learning and the digital native

Library Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 67-76

  Robinson, Michael ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Hong Kong; Information services; Internet; Learning; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749046252     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120810844658     Document Type: Article

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