Using Meebo's embedded IM for academic reference services

Reference Services Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-98

  Breitbach, William ^a   Mallard, Matthew ^b   Sage, Robert ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Information services; Library systems; Online operations; Reference services

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349301695     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320910935011     Document Type: Article

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