Three e-Book aggregators for medical libraries: NetLibrary, Rittenhouse R2 digital library, and STAT!Ref

Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-41

  Heyd, Michael ^a  

^a Susquehanna Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection development; e books; Electronic textbooks; Medical libraries; Medical textbooks; NetLibrary; R2 Digital Library; STAT!Ref

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951465100     PISSN: 15424065     EISSN: 15424073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15424060903585693     Document Type: Article

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