Information literacy and library attitudes of occupational therapy students

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 11-20

  Kipnis, Daniel G ^a   Frisby, Anthony J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information literacy; Library searching skills; Occupational therapy students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHILADELPHIA; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33749572686     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: 15409597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v25n04_02     Document Type: Review

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