The past, present, and possibilities of commons in the academic library

Reference Librarian

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-332

  Steiner, Heidi M ^a   Holley, Robert P ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Information commons; Learning commons; Reference desks; Reference librarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849096836     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763870903103645     Document Type: Article

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