VRE library services: Learning from supporting VLE users

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-227

  Wusteman, Judith ^a   Masson, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Information services; Libraries; Research; Virtual work

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949199120     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830910968173     Document Type: Article

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