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Charleston Library Conference
The Out-of-Print Book Market and the Theft of
Library Materials
Robert P. Holley
Wayne State University, [email protected]
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Robert P. Holley, "The Out-of-Print Book Market and the Theft of Library Materials" (2009). Proceedings of the Charleston Library
Conference.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284314777
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