Library instruction and academic success: A mixed-methods assessment of a library instruction Program

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-95

  Bowles Terry, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 84865094159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1715720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18438/b8ps4d     Document Type: Article

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