"The treason of the librarians": Core communication technologies and opportunity costs in the information era

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Harris, Michael H ^a   Hannah, Stan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030529184     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(96)90027-0     Document Type: Article

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