Core competencies in information management education

New Library World

Volumn 103, Issue , 2002, Pages 436-445

  Gorman, G E ^a   Corbitt, B J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Information management; Information systems; Librarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957084416     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800210452969     Document Type: Article

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