Academic library non/low use and undergraduate student achievement: A preliminary report of research in progress

Library Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Goodall, Deborah ^a   Pattern, David ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Learning; Library users; Undergraduates; United Kingdom; Usage

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952349065     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435121111112871     Document Type: Article

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