Collection development in cyberspace: building an electronic library collection

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-361

  Kovacs, Diane K ^a   Elkordy, Angela ^b  

^a Kovacs Consult Internet/Web Train   (United States)

^b Michigan Islamic Academy in Ann Arbor   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection development; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042517843     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830010360446     Document Type: Article

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