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Information. / Hjørland, Birger.

In: Knowledge Organization, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2023, p. 47-79.

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Hjørland, B 2023, 'Information', Knowledge Organization, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 47-79. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943- 7444-2023-1-47

APA

Hjørland, B. (2023). Information. Knowledge Organization, 50(1), 47-79. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943- 7444-2023-1-47

Vancouver

Hjørland B. Information. Knowledge Organization. 2023;50(1):47-79. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943- 7444-2023-1-47

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Hjørland, Birger. / Information. In: Knowledge Organization. 2023 ; Vol. 50, No. 1. pp. 47-79.

Bibtex

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