Bibliographic Management Software: A Focus Group Study of the Preferences and Practices of Undergraduate Students

Public Services Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 110-120

  Salem, Jamie ^a   Fehrmann, Paul ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bibliographic management; bibliographic systems; bibliographies; citation manager; reference management software

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878135041     PISSN: 15228959     EISSN: 15229114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228959.2013.785878     Document Type: Article

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