Resistance to change in libraries: Application of communication theories

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Weiner, Sharon Gray ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644841498     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2003.0022     Document Type: Article

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