Virtual reference in UK academic libraries: The virtual enquiry project 2008-2009

Library Review

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-55

  Barry, Eithne ^a   Bedoya, Jaclyn Kelli ^a   Groom, Carolyn ^b   Patterson, Laurence ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Carnegie College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Communication technologies; United Kingdom; Virtual works

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649144840     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242531011014673     Document Type: Article

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