Locked Out of the Library: Incarcerated Students and Information Access Barriers.
While incarcerated students face many challenges when commencing higher education, a lack of access to the internet is a considerable barrier. This technological exclusion has implications for the delivery of course materials, most of which are offered only electronically. A project team from Curtin...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 1 - 16 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Jun2026
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