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    <title>Encyclopedia of associations</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Ruffner, Frederick G.</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Fisk, Margaret</namePart>
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    <namePart>Gale Research Company</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Gale Research Co.</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1961-</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc" point="start">1961</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc" point="end">9999</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
    <frequency>Annual 1975-</frequency>
    <frequency>Irregular 1961-73</frequency>
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  <note>Issued in 2 v., 1961; in 3 v., 1964-83, 1989- ; in 4 v., 1984, 1986-88; in 5 v., 1985: v. 1, National organizations of the U.S.; v. 2, Geographic and executive index; v. 3, 4th-5th eds., New associations; 6th- ed., New associations and projects; v. 4, 18th-22nd ed., International organizations; v. 5, 19th ed., Research activities and funding programs.</note>
  <note>New associations and projects (varies), issued 4 months after v. 1, lists additional associations not included in v. 1.</note>
  <note>Has inter-edition supplements: Updating service, issued twice a year 1985- lists changes to associations listed in v. 1 &amp; 3; International organizations supplement to v. 4 issued annually 1987-88.</note>
  <note>Rankings indexes issued with the 21st ed.- to provide ranked listings by membership size, staff size, annual budget, and founding date for organizations listed in v. 1.</note>
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    <topic>Directories</topic>
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    <identifier type="issn">0190-3071</identifier>
    <identifier type="local">(DLC) 59006963</identifier>
    <identifier type="local">(OCoLC)1223565</identifier>
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    <identifier type="local">(DLC) 89645065</identifier>
    <identifier type="local">(OCoLC)18606162</identifier>
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