False narratives of generational difference in academic libraries: Toward an intersectional approach

Library Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 177-192

  Gardner, Carolyn Caffrey ^a   Galoozis, Elizabeth ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85044032612     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/696582     Document Type: Article

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