Bridging the information gap with the patrons in university libraries in Africa: The case for investments in web 2.0 systems

Library Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-40

  Makori, Elisha Ondieki ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Communication technologies; Information gap; Social networks; University libraries; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856790012     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242531211207406     Document Type: Review

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