Instructional strategies for digital reference: Methods to facilitate student learning

Reference and User Services Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-390

  Oakleaf, Megan ^a   VanScoy, Amy ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954052324     PISSN: 10949054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.49n4.380     Document Type: Review

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