Experiences with and perceptions of information: A phenomenographic study of first-year college students

Library Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-186

  Gross, Melissa ^a   Latham, Don ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953733909     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658867     Document Type: Article

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