Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition from Secondary to Tertiary Education

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Main Authors:	Salisbury, Fiona, Karasmanis, Sharon
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Foreign Countries Information Literacy College Freshmen Generational Differences Information Skills Literacy Postsecondary Education Health Sciences Biomedicine Research Libraries Prior Learning Novices Student Surveys
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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