The effect of reductions in public library opening hours on book issues: A statistical analysis

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 605-623

  Loynes, Robert ^a   Proctor, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034347441     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007129     Document Type: Article

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