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Information Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts Product Image

Information Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts

  • Published: September 2009
  • Region: World
  • 200 Pages
  • Woodhead Publishing Ltd

This Book:

- 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
- considers the implications for pedagogical practice in a range of contexts

The concept of information literacy is central to all forms of learning. But what is information literacy? How is this phenomenon conceived and experienced in the various landscapes that people engage in? What are the outcomes of being information literate? Does being information literate in one context mean being information literate in all? This book addresses these issues. Drawing from the author’s ongoing research into information literacy, this work 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, READ MORE >

- Definitions of information literacy;
- Social practice theories;
- Information literacy in higher education settings;
- Information literacy in the workplace;
- Information literacy in community settings;
- Landscape of information literacy;
- Sensitizing issues for researchers and practitioners.

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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