Public libraries as democratic intermediaries: Some examples from Sweden

New Library World

Volumn 105, Issue , 2004, Pages 47-59

  Johansson, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Government data processing; Information strategy; Intermediaries; Public administration; Public libraries; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059240     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800410515264     Document Type: Article

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