Successful Partnering to Transform the College Library: An Interview with Richard Ekman

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Main Authors:	Hardesty, Larry, Ekman, Richard
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2004
Subjects:	Small Colleges Library Role College Libraries Organizational Change Workshops Information Literacy Librarian Teacher Cooperation Library Administration Private Colleges
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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