An evaluation of the second survey on electronic databases usage at Ankara University Digital Library

Electronic Library

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-259

  Atakan, Cemal ^a   Atilgan, Doǧan ^a   Bayram, Özlem ^a   Arslantekin, Sacit ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Databases; Digital libraries; Turkey; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949117594     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470810864136     Document Type: Article

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