Information for social and economic participation: A review of related research on the information needs and acquisition of rural Chinese

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Zhang, Yao ^a   Yu, Liangzhi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 67349284301     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: 10959297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iilr.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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