Using citation analysis to develop core book collections in academic libraries

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Enger, K Brock ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 63549121528     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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