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Digital literacy practices and their layered multiplicity. / Bhatt, Ibrar.
In: Educational Media International, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2012, p. 289-301.

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Bhatt, I 2012, 'Digital literacy practices and their layered multiplicity', Educational Media International, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 289-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523987.2012.741199

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Bhatt, I. (2012). Digital literacy practices and their layered multiplicity. Educational Media International, 49(4), 289-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523987.2012.741199

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Bhatt I. Digital literacy practices and their layered multiplicity. Educational Media International. 2012;49(4):289-301. Epub 2012 Nov 6. doi: 10.1080/09523987.2012.741199

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Bhatt, Ibrar. / Digital literacy practices and their layered multiplicity. In: Educational Media International. 2012 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 289-301.

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