The Assessment of Patron-Initiated Collection Development via Interlibrary Loan at a Comprehensive University

Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserve

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-308

  Way, Doug ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection development; Interlibrary loan; Patron initiated acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009669600     PISSN: 1072303X     EISSN: 15403572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10723030903278374     Document Type: Article

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