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Chapter 477

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition

Refers to the provision of human intermediated service to users over a digital network.

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Digital Reference Service

Nadim Akhtar Khan (University of Kashmir, India), Sabiha Zehra Rizvi (Government Medical College Srinagar, India), and Samah Mushtaq Khan (University of Kashmir, India)

Source Title: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition

Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 9

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch477

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