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July 2009 issue and the May 2009 issue have some excellent articles on social responsibility. - Fisher, K. E., Durrance, J. C., & Hinton, M. B. (2004). Information grounds and the use of need-based services by immigrants in Queens, NY: A context-based, outcome evaluation approach. Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 55.8, 754-766.
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