Open relationships, de-facto marriages, or shotgun weddings?: The convergence and integration of libraries and computing/information technology services within Australian universities

Australian Library Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-71

  Sayers, Richard ^a  

^a Education Queensland   (Australia)

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EID: 84993057320     PISSN: 00049670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049670.2001.10755942     Document Type: Article

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