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For many years, abstracting journals and other secondary sources have served two vital functions as information sources. They have provided a convenient way to search past literature for items of interest and they have enabled readers to learn of the existence of relevant publications appearing in sources not held by their local library.
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Crafts-Lighty, A. (1986). Abstracting and Secondary Sources. In: Information Sources in Biotechnology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08014-4_7
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