Information literacy barriers: language use and social structure

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-568

  Lin, Peyina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Information literacy; Language; Political theory; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649794130     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378831011096222     Document Type: Article

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