The role of public libraries, the internet, and economic uncertainty

Advances in Librarianship

Volumn 34, Issue , 2011, Pages 19-35

  Sigler, Kathryn ^a   Jaeger, Paul T ^a   Bertot, John Carlo ^a   McDermott, Abigail J ^a   DeCoster, Elizabeth J ^a   Langa, Lesley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital Literacy; E government; Employment assistance; Public access; Public Library Internet Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859187517     PISSN: 00652830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0065-2830(2011)0000034005     Document Type: Article

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