An overview of international research into the library and information needs of visually impaired people

Library Trends

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 785-795

  Davies, J E ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a LISU   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Information Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)   (United Kingdom)

^e CILIP's Policy Development Committee

^f Statistics and Evaluation Section

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EID: 34250825997     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lib.2007.0039     Document Type: Article

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