Applying systems design and item response theory to the problem of measuring information literacy skills

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 528-543

  O'Connor, Lisa G ^a   Radcliff, Carolyn J ^a   Gedeon, Julie A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036864229     PISSN: 00100870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/crl.63.6.528     Document Type: Article

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