Bradford's Law and Library Acquisitions
โ Scribed by GOFFMAN, WILLIAM; MORRIS, THOMAS G.
- Book ID
- 109673699
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 226
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/226922a0
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