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Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada

Leslie Fitch (Leslie Fitch is a member of the Canadian Library Association. )
Jody Warner (Jody Warner is a researcher)

The Bottom Line

ISSN: 0888-045X

Article publication date: 1 December 1998

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Abstract

Reports the findings of research conducted for the Library Action Committee of the Book and Periodical Council, Canada, into the importance of public libraries to library users, suppliers, publishers, retailers and other businesses; as well as to Canadian culture. Analyses the effects of reduced funding to public libraries on the economy and society at large.

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Fitch, L. and Warner, J. (1998), "Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada", The Bottom Line, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 158-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/08880459810242399

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