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The Community-Based Information Infrastructure of Older Adult Digital Learning: A Study of Public Libraries and Senior Centers in a Medium-sized City in the USA

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eISSN:
2001-5119
Language:
English
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2 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Social Sciences, Communication Science, Mass Communication, Public and Political Communication