Lessons learned from analyzing library database usage data

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 598-609

  Coombs, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Collections management; Library users; Online databases

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544438242     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830510636373     Document Type: Article

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