Supporting open and distance learners: Practice and policy across further and higher education libraries

Library Review

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 219-231

  Gibson, Andrew ^a   Newton, Robert ^a   Dixon, David ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Education; Library services; Library users; Open learning; University libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106130     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242539910281275     Document Type: Article

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