Past neglect and future promise: The condition of UK public libraries now and over the last 20 years

Library Review

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 442-448

  Hendry, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Library services; Public libraries; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097688     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242530010378500     Document Type: Article

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