Stories from the Stacks: Students Lost in the Labyrinth

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Main Authors:	Schoonover, Dan, Kinsley, Kirsten M.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Barriers Library Services Access to Information User Satisfaction (Information) Guides Navigation Usability Help Seeking User Needs (Information) Student Surveys College Students Preferences Library Research Organizational Change Change Strategies Action Research
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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