Trying it on for size: Piloting synchronous online reference service with elluminate vclass

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 19-33

  Reeves, Linda Andrews ^a  

^a Northwest Vista College   (United States)

Author keywords

Elluminate; Library support of distance education; Local online students; Online library services; Online reference; Pilot program; Synchronous online reference

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023684682     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J136v10n02_03     Document Type: Article

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