Engaging users: The future of academic library Web sites

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-27

  Liu, Shu ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

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EID: 39349103032     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl.69.1.6     Document Type: Article

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