Curated Bibliographic Data: The Case of the Estonian National Bibliography.
National bibliographies gather information on printed publications connected to a specific country or ethnic group, including works published within modern borders or by diaspora communities. Initially compiled for cataloging, these collections are increasingly used in cultural historical research,...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Open Humanities Data Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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Ubiquity Press
2025
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