Patterns of Undergraduates' Use of Scholarly Databases in a Large Research University

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Main Authors:	Mbabu, Loyd Gitari, Bertram, Albert, Varnum, Ken
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Undergraduate Students Use Studies Databases Research Universities Academic Libraries Information Literacy Library Instruction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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