Exploring the use of social software by master of library and information science students

Library Review

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-131

  Al Daihani, Sultan ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Computer software; Education; Kuwait; Social networks; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049124746     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242531011023871     Document Type: Article

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