Academic branch libraries: Assessment and collection development

Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 192-205

  Poole, Julie ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Branch academic libraries; Collection development; Deselection; Distance education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951700295     PISSN: 1533290X     EISSN: 15332918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332900903182655     Document Type: Article

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