Utilization of quantitative methods in decision making among Nigerian university librarians

Library Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Selong Edem, U ^a   Olat Lawal, Olu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Decision making; Nigeria; Quantitative techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986166778     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435129710157743     Document Type: Article

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