The relationship between library anxiety and off-campus adult learners

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 529-536

  Veal, Robin ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Distance learners; Student relationships; Study

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011495286     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J111v37n03_43     Document Type: Article

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