Public library outreach as a function of staffing and metropolitan location

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 338-350

  Adkins, Denice ^a   Bala, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Mazapan School   (Honduras)

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EID: 4344666541     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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