A review of the literature on assessment in academic and research libraries, 2005 to August 2011

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Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-35

  Hufford, Jon R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873952406     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: 15307131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2013.0005     Document Type: Article

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