The older adult and public library computer technology: A pilot study in a Canadian setting

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Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 225-234

  Larkin Lieffers, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 33748255956     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2000.225     Document Type: Article

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