Information literacy: An exploration

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 377-386

  Mutch, A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARIES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION LITERACY; KNOWLEDGE CREATION; KNOWLEDGE FORMATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031257971     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(97)00017-0     Document Type: Article

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