The Information Needs of Virtual Users: A Study of Second Life Libraries
β Scribed by Anthony S. Chow, C. Chase Baity, Marilyn Zamarripa, Pam Chappell, David Rachlin, and Curtis Vinson
- Book ID
- 123815377
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0024-2519
- DOI
- 10.1086/667436
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