Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of Distance Learners at the Institute of Extra-Mural Studies in Lesotho

Information Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-199

  Letsolo, Patricia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Distance learning; External students; Lesotho

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998183270     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666904046827     Document Type: Article

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