Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums

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Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums. / Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard.

In: Journal of Documentation, Vol. 75, No. 6, 01.12.2019, p. 1258-1273.

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Rasmussen, CH 2019, 'Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums', Journal of Documentation, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 1258-1273. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2019-0025

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Rasmussen, C. H. (2019). Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums. Journal of Documentation, 75(6), 1258-1273. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2019-0025

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Rasmussen CH. Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums. Journal of Documentation. 2019 Dec 1;75(6):1258-1273. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2019-0025

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Rasmussen, Casper Hvenegaard. / Is digitalization the only driver of convergence? Theorizing relations between libraries, archives, and museums. In: Journal of Documentation. 2019 ; Vol. 75, No. 6. pp. 1258-1273.

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