Complaining behavior of public library users in South Korea

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-62

  Oh, Dong Geun ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0037341887     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(02)00165-2     Document Type: Article

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