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Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-453

  Stewart, Christopher ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77956613590     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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