Healthcare information delivery in public libraries: Implications for academic reference librarians

Reference Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-94

  Spang, Lothar ^a   Baker, Lynda M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Health care; Information services; Library services; Public libraries; Reference services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131457     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320010313867     Document Type: Article

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