Accidental government documents librarian: A review of experiences and training needs of interim documents librarians

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-56

  Yelinek, Kathryn ^a   Hinchcliff, Marilou ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 59049105956     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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