Skills expectations of library graduates

New Library World

Volumn 104, Issue , 2003, Pages 42-56

  Middleton, Michael ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Information management; Librarians; Skills; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744902438     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800310458287     Document Type: Article

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