Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning

Table of contents

1. Cover image
2. Title page
3. Table of Contents
4. Copyright
5. List of figures and tables
6. List of abbreviations
7. Acknowledgements
8. Preface
9. About the authors
10. About the contributors
11. Part 1: Overview
    1. Chapter 1: Background to information policy: a brief historical introduction
       1. Abstract:
    2. Chapter 2: Information literacy policy within the wider context of information policy
       1. Abstract
       2. Information policy and the information society
       3. Defining information literacy
       4. Information literacy policies
       5. Summary of the chapter
    3. Chapter 3: Relevant policy documents both from within and beyond the LIS profession
       1. Abstract:
       2. The United States and Australia
       3. Germany
       4. Devolved nations within the United Kingdom: Scotland and Wales
       5. Digital policy documents
       6. The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and information literacy
       7. Summary of the chapter
    4. Chapter 4: Recognising information literacy as an early-years’ issue
       1. Abstract:
       2. The importance of information literacy in early years
       3. Information literacy and lifelong learning
       4. Early-years’ information literacy
       5. Scottish case study: real and relevant – information and critical literacy skills for the twenty-first century learner (early and first level)
       6. Examples from the rest of the UK and other countries
       7. The road to information literacy: primary school children and their information-seeking behaviour
       8. Collaborative partnerships and information literacy opportunities
       9. Summary of the chapter
12. Part 2: Specific areas
    1. Chapter 5: The challenge of the work environment
       1. Abstract:
       2. The rediscovery of the workplace
       3. Skills development and the employability agenda
       4. The role of higher education
       5. Issues of definition
       6. The workplace and its problems
       7. Information needs and sources used
       8. Training issues
       9. Examples of good practice
       10. Summary of the chapter
    2. Chapter 6: The Scottish Government Library: a case study
       1. Abstract:
       2. Introduction
       3. Background
       4. Interview-based research results
       5. Internal achievements
       6. External achievements
       7. Future activities and aims (suggestions from the original research)
       8. SG Library: measuring and evaluating our training for LILAC 2010
       9. Our evaluation process was divided into the following four steps
       10. Outcomes of the LILAC research findings
       11. Future developments: what we are planning to do
       12. Conclusion
       13. Summary of the chapter
       14. Appendix A Scottish Government Library Course Feedback
       15. Appendix B Scottish Government Library Course Feedback – 3-week follow-up
       16. Appendix C Scottish Government Library Services Feedback
       17. Appendix D Scottish Government Library Services Questionnaire (paper copy, no longer used)
       18. Appendix E Scottish Government Library Services Questionnaire email (evaluation research)
    3. Chapter 7: Information literacy in health management: supporting the public in their quest for health information
       1. Abstract:
       2. Introduction
       3. Health information policy documents and frameworks
       4. The need for health literacy skills – research findings
       5. Supporting the public’s quest for health information
       6. Public library activities and initiatives
       7. Partnership working
       8. Summary of the chapter
    4. Chapter 8: Employability, informal learning and the role of the public library
       1. Abstract:
       2. The nature of information and information literacy in informal learning
       3. Users and providers
       4. Organisations and structures
       5. McNicol and Dalton’s cycle of learning in public libraries
       6. The role of the public library
       7. Public Libraries Information Offer scheme
       8. Links with school libraries
       9. Funding
       10. Physical space
       11. Examples of good practice
       12. Learning and teaching issues
       13. Summary of the chapter
    5. Chapter 9: Value and impact
       1. Abstract
       2. What is impact?
       3. Indicators and guidelines
       4. Measuring impact at a national level
       5. Methods of data collection
       6. Quantitative methods
       7. Qualitative methods
       8. Observation
       9. Focus groups
       10. Interviewing
       11. Resources
       12. Examples of impact and evaluation
       13. Summary of the chapter
13. Part 3: Policymaking and Issues for the Future
    1. Chapter 10: Review and issues for the future
       1. Abstract
       2. A review of issues
       3. What is to be done?
14. References
15. Index