Accessibility and usability of online library databases

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-286

  Stewart, Ron ^a   Schmetzke, Axel ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Indexing; Information networks; Online databases; United States of America; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344454853     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830510605205     Document Type: Article

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