Foundations of Information Literacy

Foundations of Information Literacy

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  • Author: Natalie Greene Taylor
  • Publisher: American Library Association
  • ISBN: 0838938124
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 260

It’s not hyperbole to conclude that in today’s world, information literacy is essential for survival and success; and also that, if left unchecked, the social consequences of widespread misinformation and information illiteracy will only continue to grow more dire. Thus its study must be at the core of every education. But while many books have been written on information literacy, this text is the first to examine information literacy from a cross-national, cross-cultural, and cross-institutional perspective. From this book, readers will learn about information literacy in a wide variety of contexts, including academic and school libraries, public libraries, special libraries, and archives, through research and literature that has previously been siloed in specialized publications; come to understand why information literacy is not just an issue of information and technology, but also a broader community and societal issue; get an historical overview of advertising, propaganda, disinformation, misinformation, and illiteracy; gain knowledge of both applied strategies for working with individuals and for addressing the issues in community contexts; find methods for combating urgent societal ills caused and exacerbated by misinformation; and get tools and techniques for advocacy, activism, and self-reflection throughout one’s career.


Information Literacy

Information Literacy

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  • Author: Michael B. Eisenberg
  • Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Computers
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 432

Attempts to cover all aspects of information literacy, from the origins of the concept to its economic and political importance.


Information Literacy and Social Justice

Information Literacy and Social Justice

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  • Author: Lua Gregory
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781936117567
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

"Discusses information literacy and its social justice aspects, through a selection of chapters addressing the values of intellectual freedom, social responsibility, and democracy in relation to the sociopolitical context of library work"--Provided by publisher.


Information Literacy

Information Literacy

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  • Author: Barbara J. D'Angelo
  • Publisher: CSU Open Press
  • ISBN: 9781607326571
  • Category : Information literacy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

"Bringing together scholarship and pedagogy from a multiple of perspectives and disciplines to provide a broader and more complex understanding of information literacy and suggests ways that teaching and library faculty can work together to respond to the rapidly changing and dynamic information landscape"--Provided by publisher.


Information Literacy for Science and Engineering Students

Information Literacy for Science and Engineering Students

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  • Author: Mary DeJong
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 1440878773
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 345

This engaging handbook gives students and working scientists and engineers the information literacy skills they need to find, evaluate, and use information. Beginning with a strong foundation in the utility, structure, and packaging of information, this useful handbook helps students and working professionals decode real-world information literacy problems. Mary DeJong provides a compelling context and rationale for the skills scientists and engineers need to succeed in challenging careers that rely on the successful discovering and sharing of complex information. Students will appreciate the in-depth information on sources, especially those needed for research assignments, and scientists and engineers who write for publication will benefit from chapters on searching databases and organizing and citing sources. Written with science and engineering students and professionals in mind, this book is thorough, well-paced, engaging, and even funny.


Information Literacy in Music

Information Literacy in Music

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  • Author: Beth Christensen
  • Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
  • ISBN: 0895798565
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 272

Information Literacy in Music: An Instructor’s Companion is a practical guide to information literacy instruction for busy librarians and music faculty. This book contains examples of course-integrated assignments designed to help postsecondary music students develop foundational skills in information literacy. These assignments have been solicited from experienced librarians and faculty across the United States, and they represent a broad spectrum of approaches to music research, from historical to applied studies. Be inspired by new and creative solutions to students’ information literacy challenges and by the many examples of successful collaborations between librarians and music faculty.


Critical Information Literacy

Critical Information Literacy

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  • Author: Annie Downey
  • Publisher: Library Juice Press
  • ISBN: 9781634000246
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 206

"Provides a snapshot of the current state of critical information literacy as it is enacted and understood by academic librarians"--


Information Literacy Instruction Handbook

Information Literacy Instruction Handbook

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  • Author: Christopher N. Cox
  • Publisher: Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
  • ISBN: 0838909639
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 237

Practical Pedagogy


Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners

Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners

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  • Author: Thomas P. Mackey
  • Publisher: American Library Association
  • ISBN: 1555709893
  • Category : Computers
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 302

Today’s learners communicate, create, and share information using a range of information technologies such as social media, blogs, microblogs, wikis, mobile devices and apps, virtual worlds, and MOOCs. In Metaliteracy, respected information literacy experts Mackey and Jacobson present a comprehensive structure for information literacy theory that builds on decades of practice while recognizing the knowledge required for an expansive and interactive information environment. The concept of metaliteracy expands the scope of traditional information skills (determine, access, locate, understand, produce, and use information) to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments (collaborate, produce, and share) prevalent in today’s world. Combining theory and case studies, the authors Show why media literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy, and a host of other specific literacies are critical for informed citizens in the twenty-first centuryOffer a framework for engaging in today’s information environments as active, selfreflective, and critical contributors to these collaborative spacesConnect metaliteracy to such topics as metadata, the Semantic Web, metacognition, open education, distance learning, and digital storytellingThis cutting-edge approach to information literacy will help your students grasp an understanding of the critical thinking and reflection required to engage in technology spaces as savvy producers, collaborators, and sharers.


Practising Information Literacy

Practising Information Literacy

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  • Author: Annemaree Lloyd
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISBN: 1780632800
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 399

This book showcases new interdisciplinary academic research on the relationship between information literacy and learning. It combines findings with new understandings drawn from theoretical and empirical research conducted in primary and secondary schools, higher education, workplaces, and community contexts. The studies offer new insights into questions such as how transferable are the information practices and skills learned in one context to other contexts? What is the degree to which information competences are generic, to what degree are they domain and context specific? What are the kinds of challenges and outcomes that emerge from incorporating information literacy into education and training courses? And, most importantly, what kinds of theories and philosophies regarding the nature of learning, information, and knowledge, should information literacies education and research efforts be based on?