Self-perception and library anxiety: An empirical study

Library Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 140-147

  Jiao, Qun G ^a   Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Higher education; Library users; Perceptions; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986043571     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242539910270312     Document Type: Article

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