Research is a verb: Exploring a new information literacy-embedded undergraduate research methods course

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-473

  Polkinghorne, Sarah ^a   Wilton, Shauna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Course design; Faculty librarian collaboration; Information literacy; Research methods instruction; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951985469     PISSN: 1195096X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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