The Invisible User: A User Needs Assessment for Library Public Services.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	McCandless, Patricia, And Others
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1984
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Computers Higher Education Information Needs Information Retrieval Input Output Devices Library Planning Library Services Needs Assessment Online Systems Technology Transfer Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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