"An extension of the cumulated list (up to publication 280) which appeared in the Guide de la Fédération Internationale de Documentation" (FID 267, 1955) and 75 years of FID Publications, a bibliography, 1895-1970 (up to publication 471) issued by the FID Secretariat in 1970 (FID 469)."

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