Higher-Order factor analytic perspectives on users' perceptions of library service quality

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 393-404

  Cook, Colleen ^a   Thompson, Bruce ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0001050319     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(00)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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