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Library collections contribute to doctoral studies

Mirja Iivonen, Ulla Nygrén, Anu Valtari, Tanja Heikkilä

Library Management · 2009 · 17 citations · 11 references

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Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the impact of university libraries by investigating the availability of the references of dissertations in the university's own library, special attention being given to the electronic availability of cited works.

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