Navigators and guides: the value of peer assistance in student use of electronic library facilities

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Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Jager, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electronic media; Learning; Libraries; Peer mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992997127     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055720410563450     Document Type: Article

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