Information literacy in academic libraries: Assessment of Japanese students' needs for successful assignment completion in two Halifax universities

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-26

  Lshimura, Yusuke ^a   Howard, Vivian ^a   Moukdad, Haidar ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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