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The librarian as academic author: a reflection Cover

The librarian as academic author: a reflection

By: Helen Fallon  
Open Access
|May 2020

References

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  5. 5Peter Elbow, Writing Without Teachers, 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), 3.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.505 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 24, 2020
Accepted on: Apr 2, 2020
Published on: May 13, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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