Increasing Public Library Productivity.

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Main Author:	Samuelson, Howard
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1981
Subjects:	Job Analysis Job Simplification Library Administration Management Development Motivation Techniques Productivity Public Libraries
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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