Information skills for open learning: A public library initiative

Library Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Newton, Robert ^a   Sutton, Audrey ^a   Mcconnell, Mike ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information; Internet; Open learning; Public libraries; Skills; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993012407     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242539810205522     Document Type: Article

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