Research readiness self-assessment: Assessing students’ research skills and attitudes

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 167-183

  Ivanitskaya, Lana ^a   Laus, Ryan ^a   Casey, Anne Marie ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Distance learners; Information literacy; Library instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008834216     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J111v41n01_13     Document Type: Article

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