Distance Learning Masters Students in the Department of Information Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth: Past, Present and Future

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Main Author:	Preston, Hugh
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Distance Education Library Science Foreign Countries Specialists Change Agents Information Scientists Information Science Education Curriculum Design Peer Relationship
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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