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Bibliographic retrieval for the social and behavioral scientist

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The library's role in helping the social or behavioral scientist find bibliographic material is explained, and methods for the retrieval of bibliographic information are given. A table giving titles of relevant abstracts and indexes also provides time spans covered, frequencies of publication, disciplines for which each is useful, and special features.

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  1. Analysis and Computer Systems, Inc., Bedford, Mass.

    MarLu C. Rosenthal

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Rosenthal, M.C. Bibliographic retrieval for the social and behavioral scientist. Res High Educ 22, 315–333 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974208

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