Academic branch libraries in changing times /

Are academic branch libraries going to be extinct in the near future? In these difficult economic times, when collections are digitized rapidly, is there still a need for a separate unit within proximity to the department, school, or college with a subject-based or subject-specific collection? Acade...

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Main Author: Zdravkovska, Nevenka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2011.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
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