Web-based OPACs in Indian academic libraries: A functional comparison

Program

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-309

  Kapoor, Kanta ^a   Goyal, O P ^a  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; India; Library management; Library systems; Online catalogues; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547523698     PISSN: 00330337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00330330710774165     Document Type: Article

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