The philosophical problem of truth in librarianship

Library Quarterly

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-70

  Labaree, Robert V ^a   Scimeca, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 38949202243     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/523909     Document Type: Article

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