Online health information in South Korean public libraries: Developing evaluation criteria

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-84

  Oh, Sanghee ^a   Noh, Younghee ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84873522173     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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