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The Business of News, by Heiko Droste 《新闻商业》，作者:Heiko Droste

Library & Information History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/lih.2022.0100

J. Peacey

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From the prefect’s desk: Gerard van Swieten’s library correspondence 从级长办公桌上拿出了杰拉德·范·斯维滕在图书馆的信件

Library & Information History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/lih.2022.0097

Clara A. Chlebak, Peter H. Reid

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