A neighborhood analysis of public library use in New York City

Library Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 446-463

  Japzon, Andrea C ^b   Gong, Hongmian ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

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EID: 33745011669     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502786     Document Type: Review

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