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Arming Students against Bad Information

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Main Author:	Smith, Maribeth D.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Information Literacy Information Sources Evaluation Methods Accuracy Skill Development Internet College Readiness Career Readiness Librarians
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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