Digitally enhanced? An examination of the information behaviours of visually impaired post-secondary students

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 25-42

  Saumure, Kristie ^a   Given, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 4344578952     PISSN: 1195096X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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