Perceived outcomes of public libraries

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Vakkari, Pertti ^a   Serola, Sami ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 84855899405     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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