Factors contributing to the professional development of reference librarians

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-286

  Chan, Donna C ^a   Auster, Ethel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0042365086     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(03)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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