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The British Library and the impact of research

Law, Derek (1999) The British Library and the impact of research. Information Services and Use, 19 (2). pp. 127-133.

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Abstract

Gives a critical history of the British Library approach to research and how it failed fully to engage with the Higher Education sector as it launched on a golden period od library research stimulated by the Follett Report

Item type:	Article
ID code:	1973
Keywords:	British Library, library research, Follett Report, libraries, Information resources, Electronic information resources, Library and Information Sciences, Information Systems, Computer Science Applications
Subjects:	Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Information resources Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Information resources > Electronic information resources
Department:	Professional Services > Information Services
Depositing user:	Professor Derek Law
Date deposited:	17 Oct 2006
Last modified:	09 Jan 2019 17:14
URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/1973
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