Demonstrating quality in academic libraries

New Library World

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 124-129

  Broady Preston, Judith ^a   Preston, Hugh ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Measurement; Performance; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986139373     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074809910267518     Document Type: Article

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