The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

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The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). / Furner, Jonathan; Hjørland, Birger.

In: Journal of Documentation, Vol. 79, No. 5, 2023, p. 1265-1284.

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Furner, J & Hjørland, B 2023, 'The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)', Journal of Documentation, vol. 79, no. 5, pp. 1265-1284. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-11-2022-0256

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Furner, J., & Hjørland, B. (2023). The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Journal of Documentation, 79(5), 1265-1284. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-11-2022-0256

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Furner J, Hjørland B. The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Journal of Documentation. 2023;79(5):1265-1284. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-11-2022-0256

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Furner, Jonathan ; Hjørland, Birger. / The coverage of information science and knowledge organization in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). In: Journal of Documentation. 2023 ; Vol. 79, No. 5. pp. 1265-1284.

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