Meeting the library needs of distance learners without additional funding

Library Management

Volumn 23, Issue , 2002, Pages 359-368

  Gadd, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Distance learning; Library users

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037878     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120210697748     Document Type: Article

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