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Making LibGuides Work: Student Interviews and Usability Tests

Kate ConertonUniversity of Wyoming Libraries, Laramie, Wyoming, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheryl GoldensteinUniversity of Wyoming Libraries, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Pages 43-54 | Published online: 10 Mar 2017

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