Assessing User Needs, Satisfaction, and Library Performance at the University of Washington Libraries.

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Main Author:	Hiller, Steve
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Evaluation Methods Higher Education Library Services Library Surveys User Needs (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) World Wide Web
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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