Initiating the learning process: A model for federated searching and information literacy

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 237-252

  Labelle, Patrick R ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Federated searching; Information literacy; Information seeking behavior; Instruction; Instructional design; Learning; Native interface searching; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948831027     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J136v12n03_01     Document Type: Article

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