Incorporating handheld computers into a public science center: A design research study

Visitor Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-138

  Phipps, Molly ^a   Rowe, Shawn ^a   Cone, Joseph ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992072559     PISSN: 10645578     EISSN: 19347715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10645570802355448     Document Type: Article

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