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Archival ethics: The truth of the matter

  1. Richard J. Cox

Article first published online: 15 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/asi.20852

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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume 59, Issue 7, pages 1128–1133, May 2008

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Cox, R. J. (2008), Archival ethics: The truth of the matter. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 59: 1128–1133. doi: 10.1002/asi.20852

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  1. School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 648 LIS Building, 135 N. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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  1. Issue published online: 18 APR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 15 APR 2008

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