Effectiveness of a Local Inter-Loan System for Five Academic Libraries: An Operational Research Approach.

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Main Authors:	MacDougall, A. F., And Others
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1990
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Costs Foreign Countries Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Expenditures Library Networks Library Research Library Surveys Mathematical Models
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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