Understanding library-anxious graduate students

Library Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-224

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

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Anxiety; Graduates; Learning styles; Multiple regression analysis; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054505     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242539810212812     Document Type: Article

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