The E-book lifestyle: An academic library perspective

Reference Librarian

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-189

  Shen, Julie ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Acls; Amazon kindle; Apple ipad; Barnes and noble nook; College students; Electronic books; Mobile computing; Netlibrary; Safari books online; Smartphones; Sony reader; Wireless communication systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651063140     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2011.529401     Document Type: Article

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