Reimagining the role of school libraries in STEM education: Creating hybrid spaces for exploration

Library Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-182

  Subramaniam, Mega M ^a   Ahn, June ^a   Fleischmann, Kenneth R ^a   Druin, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84858717019     PISSN: 00242519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664578     Document Type: Article

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