Rethinking and Transforming Acquisitions: The Acquisitions Librarian’s Perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Library Resources & Technical Services
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0024-2527,2159-9610
DOI: 10.5860/lrts.42n2.113