Difficulties and Characteristics of Students from Developing Countries in Using American Libraries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Liu, Ziming
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1993
Subjects:	Adjustment (to Environment) Classification College Libraries Developing Nations English Foreign Students Higher Education Interviews Language Fluency Library Personnel Library Services Orientation Materials Plagiarism Reference Materials User Needs (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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