Exploring information literacy in secondary schools in Hong Kong: A case study

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-552

  van Aalst, Jan ^a   Hing, Fung Wai ^a   May, Li Siu ^a   Yan, Wong Pui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 36549060962     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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