Management of acceptable use of computing facilities in the public library: avoiding a panoptic gaze?

Management of acceptable use of computing facilities in the public library: avoiding a panoptic gaze?
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公共图书馆计算设施可接受使用的管理:避免全景注视?

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2015
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J. Documentation
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A. Poulter
A. Poulter
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Christine Gallagher;David McMenemy;A. Poulter

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