The value and impact of reading imaginative literature

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-41

  Usherwood, Bob ^a   Toyne, Jackie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036003905     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096100060203400104     Document Type: Article

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