Rethinking Information Literacy

A vision for the future of information literacy teaching. Based on groundbreaking research, undertaken by the authors as part of the prestigious Arcadia Programme at Cambridge University, this book presents a new and dynamic information literacy curriculum developed for the 21st century information professional. The authors adopt a broad definition of information literacy (IL) that encompasses social as well as academic environments and situates IL as a fundamental attribute of the discerning scholar and the informed citizen. It seeks to address in a modular, flexible and holistic way the developing information needs of students entering higher education over the next five years. The book is organized around the ten strands of the new curriculum, which cover the whole landscape of information literacy development required to succeed as an undergraduate in higher education. Interweaving the authors' research and the reflections of internationally recognized experts from the library, education and information literacy sectors, including Moira Bent, Andy Priestner, Sarah Pavey, Geoff Walton and Elizabeth Tilley, it illustrates how and why this new curriculum will work in practice. Detailed appendices present the curriculum, lesson plans and tools for institutional audit, giving readers all the tools they need to implement it successfully in their institutions.

The ever-changing field of information can be a complex arena to navigate. Information Literacy: Infiltrating the Curriculum, Challenging Minds offers a look at the issues surrounding the changing role of the librarian and information science professional. The book includes contributions from highly respected experts in the field, and shows readers how to use their skills to facilitate change. Filled with supporting research and innovative ideas, this book will benefit seasoned professionals and students alike.

The Facet Information Literacy Collection contains everything librarians and educators need to know to develop and deliver effective programmes to support information literacy, web use and internet searching. The Collection includes eight books from the world’s leading information literacy experts and practitioners. The books included are; 1) A Guide to Teaching Information Literacy: 101 tips by Helen Blanchett, Chris Powis and Jo Webb; 2) Expert Internet Searching, 4th edition by Phil Bradley; 3) Going Beyond Google Again: Strategies for using and teaching the invisible web by Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider; 4) Improving Students' Web Use and Information Literacy: A guide for teachers and teacher librarians by James E Herring; 5) Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0, edited by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker; 6) Metaliteracy: Reinventing information literacy to empower learners by Thomas P Mackey and Trudi E Jacobson; 7) Rethinking Information Literacy: A practical framework for supporting learning, edited by Jane Secker and Emma Coonan; and 8) Transforming Information Literacy Using Learner-centered Teaching by Joan R Kaplowitz.

A state-of-the-art guide to the world of library and information science that gives readers valuable insights into the field and practical tools to succeed in it. As the field of information science continues to evolve, professional-level opportunities in traditional librarianship—especially in school and public libraries—have stalled and contracted, while at the same time information-related opportunities in non-library settings continue to expand. These two coinciding trends are opening up many new job opportunities for LIS professionals, but the challenge lies in helping them (and LIS students) understand how to align their skills and mindsets with these new opportunities.The new edition of G. Kim Dority's Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals gives readers helpful information on self-development, including learning to thrive on change, using key career skills like professional networking and brand-building, and how to make wise professional choices. Taking readers through a planning process that starts with self-examination and ends in creating an actionable career path, the book presents an expansive approach that considers all LIS career possibilities and introduces readers to new opportunities. This guide is appropriate for those embarking on careers in library and information science as well as those looking to make a change, providing career design strategies that can be used to build a lifetime of career opportunity.

Beginning with theory, focusing on insider stories about modes, how they work, and how to work with them, then concluding with the implications and application of such information, this text brings the multiple modes together into an integrated theory of multimodality.

This book presents a new and entirely different perspective on scientific literacy in that it valorizes the capacities of human beings to participate in worldly affairs and to change their life contexts.