Semantics and knowledge organization

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2007, Pages 367-405

  Hjørland, Birger ^a  

^a ROYAL SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Denmark)

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EID: 33846035302     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.2007.1440410115     Document Type: Article

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