The provision of library services for visually impaired students in UK further education libraries in response to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA)

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-257

  Harris, Clare ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842449640     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000603035004004     Document Type: Article

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