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Ergonomic challenges and culturally-adapted aesthetic strategies in Tunisian university libraries: Insights from Daciano da Costa and contemporary design frameworks in the digital era Cover

Ergonomic challenges and culturally-adapted aesthetic strategies in Tunisian university libraries: Insights from Daciano da Costa and contemporary design frameworks in the digital era

By: Malek Nouri  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 31 - 40
Submitted on: Mar 12, 2025
Accepted on: May 16, 2025
Published on: Jun 26, 2025
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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