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Information Literacy Landscapes: Information literacy in education, workplace and everyday contexts

Annemaree Lloyd, Charles Sturt University, Australia

 - 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

Drawing on the author’s ongoing 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.

ISBN 1 84334 507 2
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 507 7
February 2010
208 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback  
£45.00 / US$75.00 / €55.00

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About the author

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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Contents

Introduction
 - The nature of this book
 - Aim of this book
 - Structure of this book
 - References

Conceptual orientation
 - Introduction
 - What is an information landscape?
 - Information and literacy
 - Practice theory, situated learning and communities of practice
 - Bodies in 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
 - Conclusions
 - References

Information literacy practice in academic libraries and the higher education landscape
 - Introduction
 - 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
 - References

Information literacy in the workplace landscape
 - Introduction
 - 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 literacy
 - Conclusions
 - References

Information literacy advocacy and the public library landscape
 - Introduction
 - 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
 - Conclusions
 - References

Landscapes of information literacy
 - Introduction
 - Information literacy landscapes: a general overview
 - Features of information literacy in the educational, workplace and community landscapes
 - Workplace landscape settings
 - Community landscape
 - Conclusions
 - References

A conceptual architecture for information literacy practice
 - Introduction
 - 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
 - Conclusions
 - References

Concluding comments
 - References