From Access Points to Materials: A Transaction Log Analysis of Access Point Value for Online Catalog Users

Library Resources and Technical Services

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-236

  Wyly, Brendan J ^a  

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EID: 0030504662     PISSN: 00242527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/lrts.40n3.211     Document Type: Article

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