A comparative study of book and journal use in four social science disciplines

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-33

  Sutton, Allison M ^a   Jacoby, Joann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection development; Collection management; Evaluation; Information research needs; Local assessment; Use studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649987998     PISSN: 01639269     EISSN: 15444546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639260802152709     Document Type: Article

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