Measuring the value and impact of health sciences libraries: Planning an update and replication of the Rochester study

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-312

  Dunn, Kathel ^a   Brewer, Karen ^b   Marshall, Joanne Gard ^c   Sollenberger, Julia ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS; LIBRARY SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLANNING TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350743028     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.4.016     Document Type: Review

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