Removing barriers to the use of community information systems

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-139

  Hillier, Amy ^a   Wernecke, Mary L ^b,c   McKelvey, Heather ^d  

^a Meverson Hall G 12   (United States)

^b Cartographic Modeling Lab   (United States)

^c 506 Finance Building   (United States)

^d Liberty Resources   (United States)

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EID: 33748346450     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v13n01_08     Document Type: Article

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