Information and poverty: Information-seeking channels used by African American low-income households

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-65

  Spink, Amanda ^a   Cole, Charles ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001823996     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-8188(00)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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