Perception and Selection of Information Sources by Undergraduate Students: Effects of Avoidant Style, Confidence, and Personal Control in Problem-Solving

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-665

  Kim, Kyung Sun ^a   Sin, Sei Ching Joanna ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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EID: 36549075061     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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