User consultation in public library services

Library Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 404-415

  Morris, Anne ^a   Barron, Elizabeth ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Chester Library   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer care; Public libraries; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099055     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435129810232027     Document Type: Article

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