Library Value in the Classroom: Assessing Student Learning Outcomes from Instruction and Collections

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 332-338

  Pan, Denise ^a   Ferrer Vinent, Ignacio J ^a   Bruehl, Margret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Collections assessment; Information literacy; Library instruction; Student learning outcomes; Value of library services and resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905098454     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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