Assessing the value and impact of digital content

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-57

  Franklin, Brinley ^a   Plum, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cost benefit; Digital content; Electronic information; Evaluation; Impact; Measurement; Networked services; User studies; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955019017     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01930820802029334     Document Type: Article

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