Public library facility closure: How research can better facilitate proactive management

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 43-56

  Koontz, Christie M ^a   Jue, Dean K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact closure of re siting; Library siting; Public library closure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548531305     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J118v25n01_04     Document Type: Article

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