Using statistics to increase public library budgets

The Bottom Line

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 4-13

  Smith, Mark L ^a  

^a State of Texas   (United States)

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EID: 84986064541     PISSN: 0888045X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08880459610122899     Document Type: Article

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