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Effects of Students’ Demographic and Academic Characteristics on Library Use: A Perspective from Pakistan

January 2021
portal Libraries and the Academy 21(4):665-684

DOI:10.1353/pla.2021.0036

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University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab

Exploring the Concept of Library Use: A Research Review

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Mar 2023
Lect Notes Comput Sci

Rachel Fleming-May

This paper revisits an analysis and typology of the concept of “library use,” published in 2011 [1] with the objectives of using the Evolutionary Concept Analysis (ECA) method to review subsequent discussion of the concept in the Library and Information Science (LIS) scholarly and professional literature for significant developments and, if needed, facilitating revision of the typology. Findings highlight emerging themes in discussions of library use and an addition to the library use typology.KeywordsConcepts in LISLibrary useAssessment

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