Electronic books: Their definition, usage and role in libraries

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Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Sawyer, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 9344229220     PISSN: 10586768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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