The power of influence: What affects public library staff's attitudes to the Internet?

Library Management

Volumn 25, Issue , 2004, Pages 270-276

  Spacey, Rachel ^a   Goulding, Anne ^a   Murray, Ian ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Employees attitudes; Internet; Public libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993029137     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120410547922     Document Type: Article

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