Public policy as a factor influencing adult lifelong learning, adult literacy and public libraries

Reference and User Services Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-75

  De la Peña McCook, Kathleen ^a   Barber, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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