Towards an assessment of strategic credibility in academic libraries

Library Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-162

  Staines, Gail ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Annual reports; Communication; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349283332     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120910937320     Document Type: Article

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