Knowledgeability and democracy in an information age

Library Review

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 373-383

  Webster, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technology; Democracy; Education; Information systems; Information technology; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059272     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242539910288764     Document Type: Article

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