The mobile reference service: A case study of an onsite reference service program at the school of public health

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Tao, Donghua ^b   McCarthy, Patrick G ^b   Krieger, Mary M ^b   Webb, Annie B ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE REFERENCE SERVICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; MISSOURI; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 58649088946     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.1.006     Document Type: Article

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