How college students use the web to conduct everyday life research

First Monday

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Head, Alison J ^a   Eisen, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 79958745093     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v16i4.3484     Document Type: Article

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