Assessing collections using brief tests and WorldCat Collection Analysis

Collection Building

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 104-107

  Benedetto Beals, Jennifer ^a   Gilmour, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Assessment; Collections management; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148855127     PISSN: 01604953     EISSN: 20545592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01604950710831898     Document Type: Article

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