Building participative library services: The impact of social software use in public libraries

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-423

  Rutherford, Louise L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computer software; Innovation; Internet; Public libraries; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649165104     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830810903337     Document Type: Article

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