ICT and social exclusion: The role of libraries

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-142

  Hull, B ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Gender; ICT; Libraries; Social class; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 0037403623     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5853(02)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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