Using second life as a training tool in an academic library

Reference Librarian

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-345

  Condic, Kristine S ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Second Life; Training; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849112106     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763870903096419     Document Type: Article

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