Senior users of the internet: Lessons from the cybernun study

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Smith, Deborah J ^a  

^a SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer use; Religious sisters; Usability

Indexed keywords

EID: 31044433082     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-003-0084-4     Document Type: Article

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