Data entry and the economy of offshore information production

Library Resources and Technical Services

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-122

  Ellis, Steven ^a  

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EID: 0031496612     PISSN: 00242527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/lrts.41n2.112     Document Type: Article

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