Focus group interviewing in the library literature: A selective annotated bibliography 1996-2005

Reference Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-241

  Walden, Graham R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Librarians; Libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745097762     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320610669461     Document Type: Review

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