Freedom of access to information and freedom of expression: the Internet as a tool for global social inclusion

Library Management

Volumn 24, Issue , 2003, Pages 407-416

  Hamilton, Stuart ^a   Ole Pors, Niels ^a  

^a ROYAL SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Information; Internet; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170665     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120310501086     Document Type: Article

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