Use and Users of Electronic Journals at Catalan Universities: The Results of a Survey

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Borrego, Àngel ^a   Anglada, Lluís ^b   Barrios, Maite ^a   Comellas, Núria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia ^*  (Spain)

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EID: 33847239151     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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