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Middle East information literacy awareness and indigenous Arabic content challenges

Engy I. FahmyAmerican University in Cairo, Libraries and Learning Technologies, New Cairo Campus, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo11835, Egypt
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Nermine M. RifaatAmerican University in Cairo, Libraries and Learning Technologies, New Cairo Campus, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo11835, Egypt
Pages 111-123 | Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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