Planning a User Study--The Process Defined.

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Main Authors:	Butler, Meredith, Gratch, Bonnie
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1982
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Data Analysis Higher Education Information Dissemination Library Planning Library Surveys Models Questionnaires Research Committees Research Design Research Methodology Use Studies
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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