Information Literacy Landscapes

Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts

AvAnnemaree Lloyd

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Drawing upon the author's on going research into information literacy, Information Literacy Landscapes explores the nature of the phenomenon from a socio-cultural perspective, which offers a more holistic approach to understanding information literacy as a catalyst for learning. This perspective emphasizes the dynamic relationship between learner and environment in the construction of knowledge. The approach underlines the importance of contextuality, through which social, cultural and embodied factors influence formal and informal learning. This book contributes to the understanding of information literacy and its role in formal and informal contexts.

Explores the shape of information literacy within education and workplace contexts
Introduces a holistic definition of information literacy which has been drawn from empirical studies in the workplace
Introduces a range of sensitizing concepts for researchers and practitioners

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-19
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Chandos Information Professional Series
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9781843345077

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Dr Annemaree Lloyd is a senior lecturer at the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. Dr Lloyd's research focuses on information literacy in theoretical and applied contexts. Dr Lloyd is particularly interested in workplace information literacy where she has worked with fire fighters and ambulance officers to understand how information literacy manifests as a socio-cultural practice.

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"An impressive work that challenges many of the popular ideas of IL and how it needs to be approached…a truly special work that reminds us that our information landscape is very much one of wide skies and broad vistas." --Library Review"This well researched book provides a logically organised process for readers to understand the complex concept., Australian Academic and Research LibrariesThis book is well written, contains a wealth of references, and the chapters are clearly signposted... I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to develop a serious understanding of the wider issues surrounding information literacy." --Journal of Information Literacy

Innehållsförteckning

Conceptual orientation; Information literacy practice in academic libraries and the higher education landscape; Information literacy in the workplace landscape; Information literacy advocacy and the public library landscape; Landscapes of information literacy; A conceptual architecture for information literacy practice; Concluding comments.