Workplace information literacy: A neglected priority for community college libraries

Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-33

  Bird, Nora J ^a   Crumpton, Michael ^a   Ozan, Melynda ^a   Williams, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community college curricula; Community college libraries; Information literacy; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868117542     PISSN: 08963568     EISSN: 15470644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2012.630593     Document Type: Article

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