Understanding users and use: A market segmentation approach

Journal of the Society of Archivists

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-53

  Yeo, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 18844447811     PISSN: 00379816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039810500047425     Document Type: Article

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