Information practices of immigrants

Annual Review of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2010, Pages 491-531

  Caidi, Nadia ^a   Allard, Danielle ^a   Quirke, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79952607474     PISSN: 00664200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/aris.2010.1440440118     Document Type: Article

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