Cultural usability in digital libraries

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Duncker-Gassen, E., Theng, Y. and Mohd-Nasir, N. 2000. Cultural usability in digital libraries. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. 26 (4), pp. 5-14.
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TitleCultural usability in digital libraries
AuthorsDuncker-Gassen, E., Theng, Y. and Mohd-Nasir, N.
Abstract

Digital libraries are very much influenced by European and North American concepts of librarianship. The article focuses on other ethnic groups and describes their struggle to understand the workings and terminologies of such libraries.

PublisherAmerican Society for Information Science
JournalBulletin of the American Society for Information Science
ISSN0095-4403
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PrintApr 2000
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Deposited05 Mar 2014
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/May-00/duncker__et_al.html
LanguageEnglish
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