US national accessibility survey: Librarians serving patrons with disabilities

New Library World

Volumn 110, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 512-528

  Bonnici, Laurie J ^a   Maatta, Stephanie L ^b   Wells, Muriel K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c National Children's Advocacy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Disabilities; Education; Libraries; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049109489     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800911007532     Document Type: Article

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