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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 47 , Issue 7 (July 2004) table of contents
Has the Internet become indispensable?

Pages: 37 - 42

Year of Publication: 2004

ISSN:0001-0782

Authors

Donna L. Hoffman	Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Thomas P. Novak	Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Alladi Venkatesh	University of California, Irvine

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.4.2 Social Issues

Additional Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.4.3 Organizational Impacts
K.4.m Miscellaneous

REVIEW

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