Shifting temporal patterns in physical usage of a health sciences library following the extension of operational hours.
Background: Students regularly state a strong preference for increased library operational hours to accommodate learning needs. While many academic libraries provide extended hours, academic health sciences libraries appear to adopt such models less frequently. This is not due to lower levels of stu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 112; no. 4; pp. 364 - 372 |
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| Formato: | case study research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2024
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