Provision of electronic information services for the visually impaired: An overview with case studies from three institutions within the University of Wales

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-113

  Jones, Allison ^b   Tedd, Lucy A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038379641     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000603352005     Document Type: Article

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