Information Seeking Behavior of Distance Learners: What Has Changed in Twenty Years?

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Main Authors:	Oliveira, Silas M., Greenidge, Norma
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Information Seeking Distance Education Graduate Students Academic Libraries College Students Help Seeking Student Needs Student Satisfaction Incidence Knowledge Level
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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