Journal-ranking lists and the academic librarian

Library Review

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-154

  Bales, Stephen ^a   Sare, Laura ^a   Coker, Catherine ^a   vanDuinkerken, Wyoma ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Assessment; Career development; Case studies; Serials

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952357537     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242531111113087     Document Type: Review

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