Beyond the Design and Evaluation of Library Web Sites: An Analysis and Four Case Studies.

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Main Author:	Shropshire, Sandra
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2003
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Case Studies Higher Education Library Administration Library Catalogs Library Personnel Library Research Literature Reviews Online Catalogs Use Studies Web Sites World Wide Web
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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