Librarians' opinions about library software: a survey of libraries in Lahore.
Purpose-The paper seeks to reveal the current status of software used in the libraries of Lahore, to explore the satisfaction level of the software users, and to find out their problems and suggestions.Design/methodology/approach-The paper reports a survey of automated libraries of Lahore comprising...
| Publicado en: | Electronic Library Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 766 - 778 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2007
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