Regional consortia for e-resources: A case study of deals in the South China Region

Program

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-341

  Chunrong, Luo ^a   Jingfen, Wang ^a   Zhinong, Zhou ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Benefit cost ratio; China; Electronic media; Purchasing groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049473810     PISSN: 00330337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00330331011083220     Document Type: Article

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