National Findings, National Measures: The NCES Survey on Children's Services in Public Libraries and "Output Measures for Public Library Service to Children."

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Main Author:	Roy, Loriene
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1993
Subjects:	Childrens Libraries Cooperation Evaluation Methods Library Services Library Surveys Public Libraries Ratios (Mathematics)
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