Universal access

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2007, Pages 159-221

  Sawhney, Harmeet ^a   Jayakar, Krishna P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846114643     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.2007.1440410111     Document Type: Review

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