An economic valuation study of public libraries in Korea

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-124

  Ko, Young Man ^a   Shim, Wonsik ^a   Pyo, Soon Hee ^a   Chang, Ji Sang ^b   Chung, Hye Kyung ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

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EID: 84858078117     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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