Harnessing ICT to develop community and identity: a model for academic departments

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-80

  Chu, Clara M ^a   Rodolfo Hernández Carrión, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

academic department model; ICT; identity and community; university; web based community

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649676517     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2006.008616     Document Type: Article

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