Information behaviors of Latinos attending high school in East Los Angeles

Library and Information Science Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-40

  Haras, Catherine ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78651367792     PISSN: 07408188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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