Academic reference librarians prepare for change: An Australian case study

Library Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Leong, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Australia; Change management; Employee development; Reference services

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749014351     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120810844667     Document Type: Article

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