The impact of the public library on business success: An analysis based on medium-sized businesses in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 16-28

  Vaughan, Liwen Qiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0042096404     PISSN: 1195096X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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