Youth Services in an Electronic Environment

Higgins, Susan Ellen (2001) Youth Services in an Electronic Environment, in Gorman, Gary, Eds. The International Yearbook of Libraries and Information Management, chapter 4, pages pp. 103-124. University of Wellington Press.

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Abstract

This article explores the issue of teaching youth to use computers in the instructional environment. It particularly talks about web-assisted learning for children.

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