Accessibility Trends among Academic Library and Library School Web Sites in the USA and Canada

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Main Authors:	Schmetzke, Axel, Comeaux, David
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Foreign Countries North Americans Library Schools Web Sites Followup Studies Academic Libraries Accessibility (for Disabled) Information Science Education Compliance (Legal)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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