Relevance of library collections for graduate student research: A citation analysis study of doctoral dissertations at Notre Dame

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-67

  Kayongo, Jessica ^a   Helm, Clarence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 84855655255     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl-211     Document Type: Article

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