Information research in leisure: Implications from an empirical study of backpackers

Library Trends

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-728

  Chang, Shan Ju L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 68149139679     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lib.0.0062     Document Type: Article

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