Evidence-based instruction integration: A syllabus analysis project

Reference Services Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 263-276

  Boss, Katherine ^a   Drabinski, Emily ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Assessment; Curriculum; Evidence based practice; Information literacy; Instructional strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927550889     PISSN: 00907324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/RSR-07-2013-0038     Document Type: Article

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