The library and first-year experience courses: A nationwide study

Reference Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-287

  Boff, Colleen ^a   Johnson, Kristin ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Information; Librarians; Literacy; Teaching; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986065132     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320210451268     Document Type: Article

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