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information literacy in education, workplace and everyday contexts
1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages) : illustrations.
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 contextsIntroduces a holistic definition of information literacy which has been drawn from empirical studies in the workplaceIntroduces a range of sensitizing concepts for researchers and practitioners.
Introduction -- Conceptual orientation : What is an information landscape? ; Information literacy ; Practice theory, situated learning and communities of practice ; Bodies of practice ; Communities of practice ; Situated learning ; Information practice research in library and information science ; Connecting practice and information literacy ; Conceptualizing information literacy ; Theorizing information literacy as a meta-practice -- Information literacy practice in academic libraries and the higher education landscape : Foundation studies of information literacy in the higher education sector ; Definitions and descriptions of information literacy in the educational sector ; Critiques of information literacy ; Information literacy as practice in educational settings ; Education for information literacy practitioners ; Collaborative practices: librarian and faculty relationships ; Programmes and frameworks for information literacy education ; Information literacy standards and frameworks in higher education ; Advocacy, strategy and lifelong learning ; Conclusions: information literacy practice in the education landscape -- Information literacy in the workplace literacy : Foundation research into workplace information literacy ; Information literacy as a competency and skill ; Corporate and small business sectors ; Advocating information literacy skills into the workplace ; Beyond skills ; Information literacy from a socio-cultural perspective: Lloyd's workplace studies ; Issues for workplace information -- Information literacy advocacy and the public library landscape : Advocacy of information literacy ; Information literacy in the public library sector ; Aspirational information literacy: governance and civil society ; Health information literacy ; Characteristics of information literacy in the public sector landscape -- Landscapes of information literacy : Information literacy landscapes: a general overview ; Features of information literacy in the educational, workplace and community landscapes ; Workplace landscape settings ; Community landscape -- A conceptual architecture for information literacy practice : Conceptualizing an architecture for information literacy ; Concepts for theorizing information literacy architecture in the landscape model ; Context matters ; Discourse ; Information modalities ; Information practice ; Information activities -- Concluding comments.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.