Preserving the H-Net email lists: A case study in trusted digital repository assessment

American Archivist

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 257-296

  Schmidt, Lisa M ^a  

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EID: 80052780759     PISSN: 03609081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17723/aarc.74.1.u2jw67r7257wqw66     Document Type: Review

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