Interlibrary Loan Patron Use Patterns: An Examination of Borrowing Requests at a Midsized Academic Library
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Interlibrary Loan,Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1072-303X,1540-3572
DOI: 10.1080/1072303x.2010.522941