Lending Video Game Consoles in an Academic Library

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Main Author:	Buller, Ryan
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2017
Subjects:	College Libraries Library Services Video Games Program Implementation Access to Computers Computer Selection Media Selection
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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