A subject specialist-centric model for library resources management in academic libraries.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze factors affecting decision-making on libraries’ electronic resources management under the situation of tight budgets in Canadian research universities.Design/methodology/approach Interview was adopted to investigate library resources management leaders...
| Publicado en: | Library Review Vol. 65; no. 4/5; pp. 281 - 295 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2016
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