Incorporating data literacy into undergraduate information literacy programs in the social sciences A pilot project

Reference Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-540

  Stephenson, Elizabeth ^a   Caravello, Patti Schifter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information literacy; Sociology; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949100702     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00907320710838354     Document Type: Article

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