‘How can we help?’ The Contribution of University Libraries to Student Retention

Australian Academic and Research Libraries

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-230

  Hagel, Pauline ^a   Horn, Anne ^a   Owen, Sue ^a   Currie, Michael ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84869132159     PISSN: 00048623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048623.2012.10722278     Document Type: Article

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