Collection evaluation: A foundation for collection development

Collection Building

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 92-95

  Agee, Jim ^a  

^a Emporia State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Collections management; Information media; Project evaluation; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944437409     PISSN: 01604953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01604950510608267     Document Type: Review

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