From Information Commons to Learning Commons and learning spaces: An evolutionary context

Learning Commons: Evolution and Collaborative Essentials

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-36

  Somerville, Mary M ^a   Harlan, Sallie ^a  

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INFORMATION COMMONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84903932774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-312-7.50001-1     Document Type: Chapter

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