e-Learning, e-Books and Virtual Reference Service: The Nexus Between the Library and Education

Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-18

  Nicholas, Pauline ^a   White, Thelma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

academic libraries; Electronic books; Jamaica; reference services; teaching and learning tools; virtual reference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859485859     PISSN: 1533290X     EISSN: 15332918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533290X.2012.660877     Document Type: Article

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