A review of citation analysis methodologies for collection management

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-335

  Hoffmann, Kristin ^a   Doucette, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84864985384     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl-254     Document Type: Review

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