Opinion Paper: On the Evolution of Information Science

Fuente: ERIC Institute of Education Sciences

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harmon, Glynn
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1971
Subjects:	Cybernetics Definitions Documentation Information Science Library Science Sciences Technological Advancement
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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