Closing digital divides: The United States' policies

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Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-212

  Choemprayong, Songphan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CB#3360 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33846264166     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2006.201     Document Type: Article

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