Information literacy and global readiness: Library involvement can make a world of difference

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-232

  Whitehurst, Angela P ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Global readiness; Globalization; Information literacy; Instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955606613     PISSN: 01639269     EISSN: 15444546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639269.2010.508678     Document Type: Article

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