Educating the Online Catalog User: A Model Evaluation Study.

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Main Authors:	Nielsen, Brian, Baker, Betsy
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1987
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Data Analysis Demonstration Programs Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Methods Instructional Development Library Instruction Library Services Online Catalogs Reference Services Use Studies Users (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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