Closing the Gap: The Maturing of Quality Assurance in Australian University Libraries

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Main Author:	Tang, Karen
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Foreign Countries Academic Libraries Quality Assurance Best Practices Library Administration Performance Measurement Benchmarking Organizational Culture Improvement Comparative Analysis Followup Studies
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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