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    Everett Ellin (director)

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This paper was prepared for the 8th General Conference of the International Council of Museums, and delivered before the session on Collections and Research, Munich, August 7, 1968.

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Ellin, E. An international survey of museum computer activity. Comput Hum 3, 65–86 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02402356

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