Effect of multiculturalism and automation on public library collection development and technical services

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 91-104

  Alpert, Phyllis Sue ^a  

^a Miami Dade Public Library System   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Collection development; Collection management; Formats; Integrated library systems; Outsourcing; Technical services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548528913     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J118v25n01_07     Document Type: Article

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