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Call Resources: Electronic Retrieval of Information

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

Alison McNab
Affiliation:
Brynmor Jones LibraryUniversity of Hull

Extract

The retrieval of information by electronic means can involve several media: remote searching of large commercially-produced databases, utilising CD-ROM and multimedia applications, and electronic mail. Both the information retrieval techniques used in this process and the information retrieved are of relevance to those involved in computer-assisted language learning.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 1991

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