The Readability of Information Literacy Content on Academic Library Web Sites

被引:8
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作者
Lim, Adriene [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Portland State Univ, Portland, OR 97207 USA
[2] Simmons Coll, Boston, MA 02115 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP | 2010年 / 36卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1016/j.acalib.2010.05.003
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
This article reports on a study addressing the readability of content on academic libraries' Web sites, specifically content intended to improve users' information literacy skills. Results call for recognition of readability as an evaluative component of text in order to better meet the needs of diverse user populations.
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页码:296 / 303
页数:8
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