Is information literacy a public concern? a practice in search of a policy

Library Trends

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 361-382

  Haras, Catherine ^a   Brasley, Stephanie Sterling ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855594601     PISSN: 00242594     EISSN: 15590682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lib.2011.0041     Document Type: Article

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