Reference classification - Is it time to make some changes?

Reference and User Services Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-383

  Neville, Tina M ^a   Henry, Deborah B ^b  

^a Public Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 67650996836     PISSN: 10949054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.48n4.372     Document Type: Article

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