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What Do I Do in an Emergency? The Role of Public Libraries in Providing Information During Times of Crisis

Pages 404-413 | Published online: 08 Dec 2011

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Bibi Alajmi. (2016) When the Nation is in crisis: libraries respond. Library Management 37:8/9, pages 465-481.
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