Opening hours: The contest between diminishing resources and a 24/7 world

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 375-385

  Curry, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0346899315     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jal.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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