Developing skype-based reference services

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 147-165

  Booth, Char ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive technology; Internet telephony; Skype; Video chat; Video reference; Virtual reference; VoIP; Web calling

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650908689     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875300802103684     Document Type: Article

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