The Minitel and France's legacy of democratic information access

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Moulaison, Heather L ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342468847     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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