Napp, J. B. (2011, June), Welcome to the Real World: Showing the Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18605

\bibitem{asee_peer_18605}
  Napp, J. B. (2011, June), \emph{Welcome to the Real World: Showing the Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18605

John B. Napp.  "Welcome to the Real World: Showing the Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18605 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18605}
  John B. Napp.
  "Welcome to the Real World: Showing the Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18605 Internet.  29 Jun, 2024

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