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Is Your Library Website Missing Essential Information?: A Comparison and Evaluation of Public Library Websites in Australia, Canada, and United States

Diane L. Velasqueza University of South Australia, UniSA STEM, Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer Campbell-Meierb Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-6110View further author information
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Pages 165-183 | Published online: 16 Aug 2022

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