scholarly journals Strengthening Social Inclusion in Multicultural Societies Through Information Literacy

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-290
Author(s):  
Esin Sultan Oğuz ◽  
Serap KURBANOĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

We live in an increasingly heterogeneous society. The rate of international migration has contributed to cultural diversity in many nations. Libraries of all types have started to address cultural and linguistic diversity while providing information sources and services. According to The IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto (2008), each individual has the right to a full range of library and information services, and libraries should serve all members of the community without discrimination. Special attention should be paid to cultural and linguistic groups which are underserved such as minorities, refugees, immigrants, including those with temporary residence permits. Public libraries are considered useful social instruments in the democratization of information. They are agents for social change and excellent tools for the integration of immigrants. They prepare immigrants for citizenship by introducing them to the values of their new nation, and frequently sustain them through the initial period of adaptation. They are spaces where patrons can readily access information, not only to increase their knowledge, but also to improve their abilities and skills in order to participate in society. As the key for life-long learning and success not only in school and the work place but also in daily life, information literacy skills must be developed by immigrants, refugees and foreign residents in order for them to integrate into their adopted country. Knowing how to access, use and communicate information effectively will enable the social inclusion of newcomers. Therefore, developing special information literacy programs to equip such groups with information literacy skills should be among the priorities of public libraries. In this study, the importance of information literacy skills in multicultural societies in terms of the social inclusion of immigrants will be underlined. Findings of a survey which has been conducted to ascertain information needs of foreign residents in Turkey and the level of fulfillment of their information needs will be presented. The findings of the research will also be used to make suggestions for developing information literacy programs which address the specific information needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

scholarly journals Knowledge Sharing Practices, ICT, Information Literacy, and STEM Career Path Choices Among Girls at the Secondary School Level

2019 ◽  
pp. 227-252
Author(s):  
Mercy A. Iroaganachi ◽  
Promise Ifeoma Ilo ◽  
Loveth Ekwueme ◽  
Idarefame YoungHarry
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Career Path ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Level ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Stem Career

This chapter explored literature and discussed the importance of knowledge sharing practices, ICT, and information literacy, and their influence on STEM career path choices among girls at the secondary school level. This was properly situated by examining the concept of knowledge sharing, concept of career path choices, knowledge sharing on career path choices of girls, considered ICT and career path choices of girls, effect of ICT on career path choices of girls, information literacy and career path choices of girls, effect of information literacy on career path choices of girls. It concludes that a culture of knowledge sharing practices among the girls will get the less knowledgeable girls informed for informed STEM career path decisions. The use of ICTs for networking and sharing knowledge among the girls will improve information literacy skills needed by the girls to help identify information needs, access, retrieve, evaluate, and use same career choices. The chapter includes recommendations.

scholarly journals Mapping the Association of College and Research Libraries information literacy framework and nursing professional standards onto an assessment rubric

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Willson, MLIS, MPH ◽  
Katelyn Angell, MLIS, MA
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Nursing Professional

Objective: The authors developed a rubric for assessing undergraduate nursing research papers for information literacy skills critical to their development as researchers and health professionals.Methods: We developed a rubric mapping six American Nurses Association professional standards onto six related concepts of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. We used this rubric to evaluate fifty student research papers and assess inter-rater reliability.Results: Students tended to score highest on the “Information Has Value” dimension and lowest on the “Scholarship as Conversation” dimension. However, we found a discrepancy between the grading patterns of the two investigators, with inter-rater reliability being “fair” or “poor” for all six rubric dimensions.Conclusions: The development of a rubric that dually assesses information literacy skills and maps relevant disciplinary competencies holds potential. This study offers a template for a rubric inspired by the ACRL Framework and outside professional standards. However, the overall low inter-rater reliability demands further calibration of the rubric. Following additional norming, this rubric can be used to help students identify the key information literacy competencies that they need in order to succeed as college students and future nurses. These skills include developing an authoritative voice, determining the scope of their information needs, and understanding the ramifications of their information choices.

scholarly journals Information literacy as a joint competence shaped by everyday life and workplace roles amongst Scottish community councillors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cruickshank Peter ◽  
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Hazel Hall ◽  
Bruce Ryan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

Introduction: This paper addresses the information practices of hyperlocal democratic representatives, and their acquisition and application of information literacy skills. Method: 1034 Scottish community councillors completed an online questionnaire on the information-related activities they undertake as part of their voluntary roles, and the development of supporting competencies. The questions related to: information needs for community council work; preparation and onward dissemination of information gathered; factors that influence community councillors’ abilities to conduct their information-related duties. Analysis: Data were summarised for quantitative analysis using Microsoft Excel. Free text responses were analysed in respect of the themes from the quantitative analysis and literature. Results: Everyday life and workplace roles are perceived as the primary shapers of information literacy as a predominantly joint competence. Conclusion: The focus of information literacy development has traditionally been the contribution of formal education, yet this study reveals that prior employment, community and family roles are perceived as more important to the acquisition of relevant skills amongst this group. This widens the debate as to the extent to which information literacy is specific to particular contexts. This adds to arguments that information literacy may be viewed as a collective accomplishment dependant on a socially constructed set of practices.

scholarly journals Librarian’s Information Literacy Skills to Fulfilling Library Users' Needs A Public Library in Bogor, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Alfia Hasanah ◽  
Margareta Aulia Rachman
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Library Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Component Selection ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
The City

Background of the study: literacy skills of librarianPurpose: This study aims to identify the information literacy skills of librarians in meeting the information needs a user at the public library in the city of Bogor.Method: This study used a qualitative approach with the case study method. Data were collected through observation and interview. The informants of six people selected using purposive sampling, with the criteria set librarian of Library Science education. Information literacy models used in this study are a model Empowering Eight, consisting of identification, exploration, selection, organization, creation, presentation, assessment and application information..Findings: The results showed that the information literacy librarian at the public library in the city of Bogor in meeting the information needs user already applied include a component on the identification, exploration, presentation, assessment, and application.Conclusion: There are some capabilities that cannot be applied to the maximum, including component selection, organization and creation of information.

The Long Road Ahead: Information Literacy Instruction in Canada’s Public Libraries

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Julien
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Literacy Instruction ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

This paper reports a study of information literacy practices in Canadian public libraries. The project explored the actual and potential role of public libraries in developing the public’s information literacy skills, and included a national survey of instruction and visits to public libraries where staff and library customers were interviewed.Cet article présente une étude sur les pratiques de la culture de l’information dans les bibliothèques publiques canadiennes. Le projet a exploré le rôle actuel et potentiel des bibliothèques publiques dans le développement de la compétence en matière de culture de l’information, et inclus un sondage national sur l’enseignement et les visites dans les bibliothèques publiques où le personnel et les usagers des bibliothèques ont été interviewés. 

Information literacies of self-identified sadomasochists: an ethnographic case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tuomas Harviainen
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
National Level ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present findings on the way in which self-identified sadomasochist apply their information literacy skills, and to analyse those applications in the context of existing research on information literacies (IL). Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the author’s two decades of ethnographic work within a national-level sadomasochist community, supplemented by interviews with 30 practitioners and an extensive literature survey. Findings – Sadomasochists avoid the social stigma associated with their activities by developing highly refined ILs. Central among these is the ability to learn from other practitioners by reading and interpreting their actions as “texts.” They furthermore stockpile potentially useful information for later use. Their ILs not only make sadomasochists more skilled in their practices, but also provide them with safety. Originality/value – By examining its subject community, the paper develops the ideas of embodied information literacy, currently strongly associated with workplace learning, to the hobby and lifestyle sectors, as it deals with a particularly corporeal set of ILs. This radical example allows scholars to conduct research on the ILs other communities of practice, in which the activities may be less obviously corporeal, but the literacies just as based on embodied interpretation and the reading of others’ activities as texts.

scholarly journals Possibilities for implementation of information literacy programs in Brazilian school libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadete Campello
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Information Power ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Positive Perspective ◽  
Comprehensive Literacy

An analysis was made of the Brazilian National Curricular Standards for basic education in order to identify skills related to information literacy, using AASL Information Power as basis. The objective of this analysis was to investigate the extent to which these skills are represented in the Brazilian educational policy document and if they are viewed as integral part of students’ comprehensive literacy. The analysis showed that NCS include the basic information literacy skills (to access, evaluate and use information). Emphasis on independent learning by means of a variety of information resources is present in the document as well as issues regarding social responsibility. So, there is a positive perspective for information literacy programs to be developed in Brazilian schools in the context of the official curricular guidelines.

scholarly journals Specific information literacy instruction, in several different languages, for pupils studying for university entrance examinations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Boelens
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
School Library ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Entrance Examinations ◽  
Information Literacy Instruction ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
And Training

The purpose of this paper is to describe the instruction in specific information literacy skills, in several different languages, for final examination pupils, which has taken place during 2005. This instruction is part of a structure or matrix for information literacy instruction and training, for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years of age, which has been developed in the School Library and Information Centre at the Kalsbeek College, Woerden, the Netherlands.

The effect of information literacy instruction on lifelong learning readiness

IFLA Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-270
Author(s):  
Leili Seifi ◽  
Maryam Habibi ◽  
Mohsen Ayati
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Learning Readiness ◽  
Information Literacy Instruction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of information literacy skills instruction on the lifelong learning readiness of users in Iranian public libraries. To this end, 30 active users of two libraries were randomly placed in control and experimental groups. Information literacy skills were taught to the experimental group over one and a half months. The results revealed that information literacy instruction led to a significant increase in readiness for self-directed learning and readiness to overcome deterrents to participation. According to the findings, information literacy skills instruction made a significant difference to the information literacy of users in Iranian public libraries. The results of this study encourage public libraries to plan for the implementation of information literacy instruction in order to make public libraries lifelong learning centres.

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