Public libraries, public interest and the information society: Theoretical issues in the social impact of public libraries

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Kerslake, Evelyn ^a   Kinnell, Margaret ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032388366     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096100069803000302     Document Type: Article

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