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Medical students’ attitudes and perceptions towards the effectiveness of mobile learning: A comparative information-need perspective

The rapid development of information and communication technologies has revolutionized the lifestyles and learning practices of the younger population worldwide. Various new mobile platforms and forms of social media have been so pervasive and influential in the world of higher education that they h...

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Published in:Journal of librarianship and information science 2021-03, Vol.53 (1), p.116-129
Main Authors: Zhang, Xin, Lo, Patrick, So, Stuart, Chiu, Dickson K.W., Leung, Tin Nok, Ho, Kevin K.W., Stark, Andrew
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