Communicating effectively in the networked organisation: using electronic mail in academic libraries

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 566-583

  Levy, Philippa ^a   Foster, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032261272     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007181     Document Type: Article

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