Quantitative Evaluation of the Reference Process.

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Main Author:	Kantor, Paul B.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1981
Subjects:	Evaluation Methods Librarians Library Collections Library Research Library Services Performance Reference Services User Satisfaction (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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