Organizational Patterns of Scientific and Technical Libraries: An Examination of Three Issues

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Main Authors:	Waldhart, Thomas J., Zweifel, Leroy G.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1973
Subjects:	Centralization College Libraries Decentralization Library Planning Library Services Organization Organizational Change
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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