The Free Software Alternative: Freeware, Open Source Software, and Libraries
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Information Technology and Libraries
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2163-5226,0730-9295
DOI: 10.6017/ital.v33i3.5105