Helping public library patrons find medical information-the reference interview

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 21-27

  Allcock, Jana C ^a  

^a National Network of Libraries of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Liability; Reference; Reference interview

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010607508     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J118v18n03_04     Document Type: Article

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