Digital games in academic libraries: A review of games and suggested best practices

Reference Services Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-89

  Broussard, Mary J Snyder ^a  

^a LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Instructional design; Learning; Tutorials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856769381     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907321211203649     Document Type: Review

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