Investigation of MARC use in Iranian academic libraries.
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the usability of machine-readable cataloging (MARC) in the academic libraries located in Tehran, Iran. Design/methodology/approach - A quantitative methodology was adopted. The data are based on a survey conducted with a researcher-made questionn...
| Publicado en: | Electronic Library Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 702 - 709 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2010
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