Diffusion of community information networks in New Zealand public libraries: A case study

New Library World

Volumn 106, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 269-283

  Tran, Lan Anh ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communities; Information services; Innovation; Internet; New Zealand; Public libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344369261     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800510595878     Document Type: Article

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