Building a First-Year Information Literacy Experience: Integrating Best Practices in Education and ACRL IL Competency Standards for Higher Education

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-266

  Karshmer, Elana ^a   Bryan, Jacalyn E ^a  

^a School of Education and Social Services   (United States)

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EID: 79955521550     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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