Modern Special Collections Cataloguing: A University of London Case Study

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Main Author:	Attar, K. E.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Cataloging Case Studies Foreign Countries Higher Education Library Materials Academic Libraries Books Special Libraries Research Libraries
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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