Librarians in virtual worlds: Why get a second life?

First Monday

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Frank, Ilene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 50849094174     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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