Student information behaviours during group projects: A study of LIS students in University College Dublin, Ireland

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-315

  O'Farrell, Mary ^a   Bates, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Information exchange; Information strategy; Irelan; Students

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT; ELECTRONIC JOURNALS; ELECTRONIC MEDIA; GRADUATE STUDENTS; GROUP MEMBERS; GROUP PROJECTS; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION STRATEGY; IRELAN; IRELAND; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RESPONSE RATE; SHARING INFORMATION; TEAMWORK SKILLS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67650844255     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530910959835     Document Type: Article

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