Closing the 95 Percent Gap: Library Resource Sharing for People with Print Disabilities
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Closing the 95 Percent Gap: Library Resource Sharing for People with Print Disabilities
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عنوان ژورنال: Library Trends
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1559-0682
DOI: 10.1353/lib.2006.0025