Mind the gap: Societal limits to public library effectiveness

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-208

  Glorieux, Ignace ^a   Kuppens, Toon ^a   Vandebroeck, Dieter ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 34250663620     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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