Information behavior of people in the fourth age: Implications for the conceptualization of information literacy

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-83

  Williamson, Kirsty ^a   Asla, Terryl ^b,c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Health Matters Magazine   (United States)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 63549129187     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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