Public libraries and the Internet 2007: Issues, implications, and expectations

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-184

  Bertot, John Carlo ^a,b   McClure, Charles R ^a   Jaeger, Paul T ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 53049106753     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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