The Queen Mary 2 Library.

The article focuses on the library of the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner owned by the Cunard Line. The methodologies employed to evaluate the library include unstructured interviews with the librarian and observation of users. The library is accessible to all 2,620 passengers of the ship. It houses approx...

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Published in:Libraries & Culture Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 547 - 562
Main Author: Burbank, Richard D.
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Published: University of Texas Press Fall2005
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        Library users
        Passengers
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        Subject cataloging
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