The Role of Digital Libraries in Egyptian Higher Education

Digest of Middle East Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 40-56

  Taie, Eman Salman ^a   Mohamed, Khaled A ^b  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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EID: 84874423358     PISSN: 10604367     EISSN: 19493606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-3606.2009.tb01104.x     Document Type: Article

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