The information literacy education readiness of public libraries in Mpumalanga Province (South Africa)

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Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-62

  Hart, Genevieve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 34249810185     PISSN: 00242667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LIBR.2006.48     Document Type: Article

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