Librarians' perceptions about adoption and uses of the Koha integrated library software in Punjab, Pakistan.
Purpose: This study aims to find out the reasons of adopting Koha integrated library software, discovers the problems faced by librarians during its implementation, and gets the perceptions of librarians about the performances of Koha in Punjab, a province of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: S...
| Publicado en: | Electronic Library Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 624 - 636 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2019
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