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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1123555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 8
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Translating Information Literacy: Online Library Support for ESL Students
Lombard, Emmett
Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, v10 n3-4 p312-319 2016
This article describes information literacy struggles of ESL college students within the context of four information literacy components: Identify, Locate, Evaluate, Use. Experiences from an online freshman composition course are used to illustrate these struggles, along with techniques academic librarians use to help ESL students from a distance.
Descriptors: Online Systems, Library Services, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reference Services, Information Literacy, College Freshmen, Educational Strategies, Barriers, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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