Patterns in electronic journal usage: Challenging the composition of geographic consortia

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 484-497

  Davis, Philip M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0036867537     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl.63.6.484     Document Type: Article

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