Aligning library instruction with the needs of basic sciences graduate students: a case study

Donna O'Malley1, Frances A Delwiche

  • 1Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, 81 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. donna.omalley@uvm.edu

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