The art of war for librarians: Academic culture, curriculum reform, and wisdom from Sun Tzu

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Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-551

  Kempcke, Ken ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449086095     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2002.0081     Document Type: Article

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