Evaluation of Adult Reference Service

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weech, Terry L.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1974
Subjects:	Adults Evaluation Methods Library Services Reference Services Trend Analysis
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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