Moving from Subjective to Objective Assessments of Your Instruction Program

Reference Services Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 125-137

  Wootton Colborn, N ^a   Cordell, R M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Information; Reference libraries; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992954166     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907329810307821     Document Type: Article

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