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Official publications and the art librarian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Valerie J. Bradfield
Valerie J. Bradfield*
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Leicester Polytechnic
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Abstract

There is a wide range of publications available from the British Government which may be of interest to art librarians, and this article provides an outline, and a guide to the many sources for tracing and obtaining them. It goes on to indicate recent changes in the patterns of official publishing, and likely future developments in the eighties.

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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , Spring 1982, pp. 17 - 26
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1982

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