Encouraging Critical Thinking in Student Library Research: An Application of National Standards

College Teaching

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 324-327

  Mahaffy, Mardi ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical thinking; information literacy; library research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996920170     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.54.4.324-327     Document Type: Article

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