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| Information Science | 1 |
| Information Seeking | 1 |
| Library Collection Development | 1 |
| Library Role | 1 |
| Library Services | 1 |
| Scientific Literacy | 1 |
| User Needs (Information) | 1 |
| Users (Information) | 1 |
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| College and Research Libraries | 1 |
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| Sapp, Gregg | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSapp, Gregg – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Reviews and describes the current crisis in science literacy and formulates an information-based definition of the term. Library issues and concerns are discussed, including the role of librarians in defining the information-seeking behavior of science-literate users, describing users' characteristics, and evaluating and applying appropriate…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Seeking, Library Collection Development, Library Role
