The focus group method in libraries: Issues relating to process and data analysis

Reference Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 272-284

  Von Seggern, Marilyn ^a   Young, Nancy J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Ethnography; Focus groups; Libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173218     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320310486872     Document Type: Article

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