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Web-Scale Discovery Service: Is It Right for Your Library? Mayo Clinic Libraries Experience

Tara J. BrighamWinn-Dixie Foundation Medical Library, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ann M. FarrellMayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Leah C. Osterhaus TrzaskoMayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Carol Ann AttwoodMayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Mark W. WentzMayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Kelly A. ArpMayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Pages 25-39 | Received 01 Jul 2015, Accepted 25 Jul 2015, Published online: 03 Feb 2016

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