Measuring Service Quality in the Information Services Environment.

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Main Author:	Maddox-Swan, Ruth
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1998
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Feedback Higher Education Information Services Learning Resources Centers Library Services Quality Control Surveys User Satisfaction (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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