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Pursuing Information Literacy: Roles and relationships

Emmett Lombard, Gannon University, USA

 - philosophical framework and practical approaches
 - beyond academia; different equations
 - consistency and comfort as concept; expansion of domain
 - interviews from diverse sectors and cultures

The primary purpose of Pursuing Information Literacy is to inspire individual thinking and application. The book reviews important information literacy and its social significance and the application of information literacy in a number of different sectors. The future of information literacy is explored in concluding chapters.

ISBN 1 84334 590 0
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 590 9
February 2010
182 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback  
£45.00 / US$75.00 / €55.00

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About the author

Emmett Lombard is a Librarian, Webmaster, and English Instructor at Gannon University in the United States. He presents his information literacy ideas at international forums, and inspires people to take ownership over their learning.

Contents

Introduction
 - Why Information Literacy?
 - Roles
 - History
 - Definition
 - The four components
 - Research, information and information literacy
 - Chapter arrangement

Business
 - Buyer as seeker
 - Buyer as provider
 - Seller as seeker
 - Seller as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Health care
 - Patient as seeker
 - Patient as provider
 - Practitioner as seeker
 - Practitioner as provider
 - Administrator as seeker
 - Administrator as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Media
 - Viewer as seeker
 - Viewer as provider
 - Reporter as seeker
 - Reporter as provider
 - Administrator as seeker
 - Administrator as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Government
 - Citizen as seeker
 - Citizen as provider
 - Government as seeker
 - Government as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Justice
 - Peace officer as seeker
 - Peace officer as provider
 - Judge as seeker
 - Judge as provider
 - Lawyer as seeker
 - Lawyer as provider
 - Convict as seeker
 - Convict as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Defense
 - Information literacy and the intelligence cycle
 - Strategist as seeker
 - Strategist as provider
 - Tactician as seeker
 - Tactician as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Education
 - Student as seeker
 - Student as provider
 - Teacher as seeker
 - Teacher as provider
 - Administrator as seeker
 - Administrator as provider
 - Parent as seeker
 - Parent as provider
 - Issues
 - Tips

Conclusion
 - Organization and the individual
 - Assessment
 - Libraries
 - Information literacy, truth and the fifth component
 - Providers and components
 - Information literacy as subject
 - Future