Library technician programs: Skills-oriented paraprofessional education

Library Trends

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 540-563

  Davidson Arnott, Frances ^a   Kay, Deborah ^a  

^a SENECA COLLEGE   (Canada)

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EID: 0032389350     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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