Expanding the value of scholarly, open access e-journals

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-241

  Elbeck, Matthew ^a   Mandernach, Jean ^b  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55749095057     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2008.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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