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  • Berman, Sanford. “Classism in the Stacks: Libraries and Poverty.” Journal of Information Ethics 16.1 (2007): 103.

 

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  • Hersberger, Julie. “The Homeless and Information Needs and Services.” Reference User Services Quarterly 44.3 (2005): 199.

 

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