Google Scholar and academic libraries: An update

New Library World

Volumn 109, Issue , 2008, Pages 211-222

  Hartman, Karen A ^a   Bowering Mullen, Laura ^a  

^a Rutgers University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Information searches; Search engines; United States of America; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449130003     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800810873560     Document Type: Article

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