TITLE

FILLING HOLES IN THE WEB

PUB. DATE

April 2000

SOURCE

Christian Science Monitor;4/6/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 94, p8

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the increasing accessibility of the Internet for minorities and the poor due to decreasing prices and the availability of public terminals such as those offered in libraries.

ACCESSION #

2957957

Tags: INTERNET;  INTERNET access for library users

 

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