The right staff from X to Y: Generational change and professional development in future academic libraries

Library Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 474-487

  Sayers, Richard ^a  

^a CAVAL Collaborative Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Australasia; Continuing professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848934798     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120710837765     Document Type: Article

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