Understanding the Information Needs of Academic Scholars in Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-623

  Kuruppu, Pali U ^a   Gruber, Anne Marie ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE   (United States)

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EID: 33751531194     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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