They will use it, if you buy it!: Results of an expanded survey on the use of classification web

Cataloging and Classification Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-451

  Ferris, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification Web; Survey of catalogers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450285234     PISSN: 01639374     EISSN: 15444554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639370902869639     Document Type: Article

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