Classification

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Classification. / Hjørland, Birger.

In: Knowledge Organization, Vol. 44, No. 2, 14.03.2017, p. 97-128.

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Hjørland, B 2017, 'Classification', Knowledge Organization, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 97-128. <http://www.isko.org/cyclo/classification>

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Hjørland, B. (2017). Classification. Knowledge Organization, 44(2), 97-128. http://www.isko.org/cyclo/classification

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Hjørland B. Classification. Knowledge Organization. 2017 Mar 14;44(2):97-128.

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Hjørland, Birger. / Classification. In: Knowledge Organization. 2017 ; Vol. 44, No. 2. pp. 97-128.

Bibtex

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