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Pursuing Information Literacy

by Emmett Lombard

February 2010

Intermediate to advanced

182 pages

3h 31m

English

Chandos Publishing

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Why Information Literacy?RolesHistoryDefinitionThe four componentsResearch, information and information literacyChapter arrangement
Buyer as seekerBuyer as providerSeller as seekerSeller as providerIssuesTips
Patient as seekerPatient as providerPractitioner as seekerPractitioner as providerAdministrator as seekerAdministrator as providerIssuesTips

Viewer as seekerViewer as providerReporter as seekerReporter as providerAdministrator as seekerAdministrator as providerIssuesTips
Citizen as seekerCitizen as providerGovernment as seekerGovernment as providerIssuesTips
Peace officer as seekerPeace officer as providerJudge as seekerJudge as providerLawyer as seekerLawyer as providerConvict as seekerConvict as providerIssuesTips
Information literacy and the intelligence cycleStrategist as seekerStrategist as providerTactician as seekerTactician as providerIssuesTips
Student as seekerStudent as providerTeacher as seekerTeacher as providerAdministrator as seekerAdministrator as providerParent as seekerParent as providerIssuesTips
Organization and the individualAssessmentLibrariesInformation literacy, truth and the fifth componentProviders and componentsInformation literacy as subjectFuture

Overview

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.

Philosophical framework and practical approaches
Beyond academia; different equations
Consistency and comfort as concept; expansion of domain

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ISBN: 9781843345909