Information Literacy in Practice: Engaging public library workers in rural South Africa

IFLA Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-322

  de Jager, Karin ^a   Nassimbeni, Mary ^a  

^a Centre for Information Literacy   (South Africa)

Author keywords

disadvantaged communities; Information literacy; Mpumulanga Provincial Librray Services; public libraries; public library staff; South Africa; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998013958     PISSN: 03400352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0340035207086057     Document Type: Article

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