Institutionalizing information literacy in tertiary education: Lessons learned from South African programs

Library Trends

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-184+260

  De Jager, Karin ^a   Nassimbeni, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0036767086     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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