Critical Information Literacy Beyond the University: Lessons From Service in a Women's Health Interest Group

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-45

  Fountain, Kathleen Carlisle ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical thinking; Information literacy; information sources; political science; pressure groups; public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874155675     PISSN: 01639269     EISSN: 15444546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639269.2013.750200     Document Type: Article

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