Information Literacy: Revolution in the Library
- ISBN-10
- 0029114403
- ISBN-13
- 9780029114407
- Series
- Information Literacy
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Authors
- Patricia Senn Breivik, Elwood Gordon Gee
Description
What should be the role of college and university libraries in the search for educational excellence in the information age? In this book, a university president and a library director take a close, critical look at new roles for academic libraries as resources for information literacy. This book provides a visionary blueprint for librarians, presidents, and educators concerned with satisfying the growing information needs of American society.
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