Participative management in academic library services

Library Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-220

  Oosthuizen, Gerrida J ^a   du Toit, Adeline S a ^b  

^a Tlhaba College of Education   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Empowerment; Information services; Participative management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986014762     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435129910269017     Document Type: Article

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