Understanding the information needs of large-scale digital library users

Library Resources and Technical Services

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-99

  Zavalina, Oksana ^a   Vassilieva, Elena V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84919863287     PISSN: 00242527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/lrts.58n2.84     Document Type: Article

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