Student assistant training in a small academic library

Public Services Quarterly

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 69-84

  Connell, Ruth Sara ^a   Mileham, Patricia J ^a  

^a VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Instruction services; Reference services; Student assistants; Training program

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746532483     PISSN: 15228959     EISSN: 15229114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J295v02n02_06     Document Type: Review

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