To help helpdesk: A field study of online help systems in campus context

Campus-Wide Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-94

  Chen, ye ^a  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Help desks; Integration; Online operation; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178252     PISSN: 10650741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10650740410529510     Document Type: Article

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