Observations from the field: Sharing a literature review rubric

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 185-202

  Green, Rosemary ^a   Bowser, Mary ^a  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Faculty librarian collaboration; Graduate education; Information literacy; Literature review; Scoring rubric

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845801344     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J111v45n01_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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