Undergraduate Students' Justifications for Source Selection in a Digital Academic Context

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Main Authors:	List, Alexandra, Grossnickle, Emily M., Alexander, Patricia A.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Undergraduate Students Information Sources Information Seeking Evaluation Criteria Selection Decision Making Coding Epistemology Reliability Credibility Relevance (Education) Use Studies Users (Information) Problem Solving Mixed Methods Research Statistical Analysis Electronic Libraries Interviews
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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