Transcript
  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    1/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.org

    RELEVANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY IN DIGITAL

    ENVIRONMENT

    R. N. Mishra1, C.Mishra

    2

    1Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Mizoram University, Aizwal, Mizoram,

    E-mail: [email protected]

    2Library Trainee, Library and Information Centre, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikhode, Kerala

    E-Mail: [email protected]

    ABSTRACTInformation Literacy (IL) along with information and communication technology has become significant in library

    environment. Information literacy in library services is required not only to optimize the use of library resources in

    teaching, learning and research but also train the users to make them aware about information sources and access authentic

    information from vast array of electronic information sources, etc. Librarians have to impart skills on web searchingtechniques, evaluation and establishing authenticity and reliability of information retrieved from internet domain to the

    users The paper focuses some of the major areas for the relevance of information literacy in contemporary library and

    information services. Methodology followed for the study is based on the documents available library including on

    internet. Library professionals need to be aware of using the skills involved in acquiring e-resources from a wide range of

    information resources including organization and proper dissemination to the users. Further, they require creating

    awareness among the users about the adaptability of new technologies, capability of information building etc.

    1. INTRODUCTION

    Librarianship in the present digital age is not

    restrained to the documents rather; the profession has now

    amalgamated to multifarious subfields. Advancement of

    technologies and its application in library services,multifarious, multidimensional needs of the users due tointer-disciplinary research are some of the factors which

    are responsible for the librarian to accept and adapt to the

    changing situations causing thereby, change in library

    profession. In the developing scenario, the dimension of

    the profession has been extended to content developer,

    knowledge creator, content manager, etc. Informationliteracy happens to be one of the important sub-fields of

    librarianship that has now been recognized as an

    independent and indispensable field of librarianship.

    Librarians justify information literacy as increasing

    democratic participation by all users. Christine Bruce 1 has

    traced the use of the term information literacy back to thelate 1960s and relates it to early developments in

    computer-based information technology, but it was not

    until 1980s that was used widely. Information Literacy in

    the age of multiple technological appliances in the field of

    libraries and information centers opened avenues for the

    researchers to obtain vast array of filtered information in

    their concerned subject from Internet domain.

    Information Literacy is defined as the skill to

    know the need of information including its identification,

    location so as to serve the users in an effectual way. Due

    to the availability of mammoth of literature in a versatile

    subject fields, it becomes essential to analyze the quality

    of information which can be used by the users for

    academic purpose. According to Maughan [2] the primary

    issues relating to information literacy are:

    Strong commitment from the institution/organization;

    Strong obligation from the library administration;

    Proficiency in teaching, technology, andassessment among library staff;

    Faculty who will partner with librarians and otherinformation-handling professionals.

    2. SIGNIFICANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY

    Information Literacy is a transformational

    process where the learner needs to find, understand,

    evaluate, and use information in various forms to create

    for personal, social or global purposes. Information

    literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to

    recognize the information with the ability to locate,

    evaluate, and use effectively. Gilton[3] expressed

    Information literacy cannot be equated with computerliteracy as it requires a technological know-how to

    manipulation of both computer hardware and software or

    library literacy which in turn requires the ability to use a

    library's collection and its services, although there is a

    strong relationship among all these concepts. Each of the

    literacy requires some level of critical thinking. But

    compared with computer literacy, information literacy

    goes beyond merely having access to and knowledge of

    how to use the technology because technology alone does

    not guarantee quality learning experiences. Compared with

    library literacy, information literacy is more than

    searching through an online catalog or other reference

    materials because information literacy is not a techniquerather it is a goal oriented skill for learners. However,

    Shapiro & Shelly [4] have defined Information literacy as

    a new liberal art that extends from knowing how to use

    48

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    2/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.orgcomputers and access information to critical reflection on

    the nature of information itself its technical infrastructureand its social cultural and philosophical context and

    impact.

    Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong

    learning which is common to all disciplines, to all learningenvironments, and to all levels of education. According to

    Doyle [5], information literate person in 21st century need

    to:

    Recognize the need for information ;

    Locate required information ;

    Formulate questions based on information needs;

    Identify potential sources of information ;

    Develop successful search strategies;

    Access sources of information includingcomputer-based and other technologies

    Evaluate information no matter what the source ; Organize information for practical application;

    Integrate new information into an existing bodyof knowledge ;

    Use information in critical thinking and problemsolving ; and

    Use information ethically and legally.

    The information literacy can be defined in terms

    of a set of competencies where an informed citizen of a

    society ought to possess for participating intelligently and

    actively in the society. The American LibraryAssociation's (ALA) Presidential Committee on

    Information Literacy in its final report has stated that, to

    be information literate, a person must be able to recognize

    when information is needed and have the ability to locate,

    evaluate, and use effectively the needed information [6].

    Shapiro-et al. [7] have defined information literacy as a

    new liberal art that extends knowing the technique of

    using computers and access information. Information

    Literacy encompasses to various terminologies having

    their own semantic content in addition to differences

    characterized by the type of skills, level, categories of

    learning, and instructional facilitating methods. Different

    concepts of Information Literacy have been evolved fromlibrary instructions and information skills-focused

    programs. The corresponding terms of information literacy

    [8] have been explained below in Table-1.

    Table-1: Analogous terms of Information Literacy

    Information Fluency It concerns with capability or mastering of information

    competencies

    User Education It is a global approach to teach information access to users

    communities

    Library Instructions It focuses on library, technical and technological skills

    Bibliographic Instructions It relates to user training on information search and retrieval Information Competencies It connotes to skills and goals on information

    Information Skills It focuses on ability to acquire information

    User Orientation It relates to make aware the users about use of technology

    3. LITERACY TO INFORMATION LITERACY: A

    PARADIGM SHIFT

    Literacy denotes to communication through

    notation. Notational techniques can be used for both

    explicit and tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge has some

    limitations which recognize the character of scientific

    procedures but, the explicit knowledge is available in a

    recorded form in various ways such as documentary, non-

    documentary, electronic form. This offers a positive

    budding value creation for its reliability. The pool of

    knowledge acquired from the library scientists in various

    forms in diverse sources including Internet requires

    reaching to the user communities. So, it becomes primary

    concern for the librarian to scan, filter and disseminate the

    users in the right time. The application of ICT and its

    application in the libraries have not only drastically

    changed the concept of literacy but also the acquisition of

    knowledge in the libraries and information centers gained

    momentum. Hence, there is a tremendous influence of ICT

    in the libraries which lead to information literacy. In a

    digital environment, it has become indispensable for the

    information manager, librarians etc. to empower user for

    getting right information at the right time in a right way so

    that the users can apply for lifelong capability building.

    4. POTENTIALITY OF INFORMATION LITERACY

    Information Technology has brought drastic

    changes in the field of acquisition, organization,management and dissemination of information. The

    technological changes with tools have created a positive

    threat to adapt to the changing situation. Further, the users

    are also unable to cope-up with these modern

    technologies. The uncertain quality and expanding

    quantity of information pose major challenges and threats

    for the society. The recognition of rapid technological

    changes together with proliferation of information sources

    has initiated the shifting of instructions from library to

    information literacy. The users are not able to make out

    their information choice for pursuing academic studies due

    to escalating complexity of digital environment.

    Increasingly as information comes to users in unfilteredformats, the users raise questions about its authenticity,

    validity, and reliability. Further, information is available

    through multiple medias, including graphical, acoustic,

    and textual, and these posed a new challenges for the users

    49

  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    3/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.orgto evaluate and understand. Therefore, a competency

    standard for higher education as follows has beendeveloped by ACRL[9]. Following are some of the

    important components which precipitated to the

    development of information literacy.

    Information Explosion

    Advent of information and communicationtechnologies(ICTs)

    Divergent and vast varieties of information sources

    Wide dispersal of information

    Birth of new discipline with new demands

    Unawareness of users to new technologies

    Lack of information capability building

    Technological changes

    Participate citizenship

    Creation of new knowledge

    User empowerment

    5. DIMENTIONS OF INFORMATION LITERACY

    Information Literacy is a comprehensive and

    never ending life long process. It has a wide range offields which can be summarized as follows. Table-2

    supplemented with Fig.1 below clearly depicts a schematic

    view of the different dimensions of information literacy.

    Table-2: Schematic view of the different dimensions of information literacy.

    Media Literacy It is the ability to comprehend and create images in variety of media in order tocommunicate effectively.

    Network Literacy It the ability to properly manage, connect and organize to assess, evaluate and getinformation in a right way.

    Web Literacy It a subset of information literacy requires the ability to access, search, utilize,communicate and create information on the world wide web (WWW).

    Digital Literacy It refers an ability to assess, collect, organize, evaluate and use of digitalResources and services in an effective way.

    Scientific Literacy Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts andprocesses which are required for personal decision making, participation in civic and

    cultural affairs, and economic productivity.

    Visual Literacy Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images. This includes thinking,learning, and expressing oneself in terms of image. Photographs, cartoons, line

    drawings, diagrams, concept maps, and other visual representations are all important in

    visual literacy.

    Critical literacy It is the ability to evaluate critically the human, intellectual and social strengths,benefits and costs of Information Technology.

    Fig 1: Schematic view of dimensions of Information Literacy

    The other dimensions related to information

    literacy are, (i) Library Orientation, (ii) Bibliographic

    Instruction, (iii) User Education, and (iv) Training on

    Information Skill. While, the library orientation

    50

  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    4/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.orgconcentrates on using a library and its sections including

    location of resources, bibliographic instruction emphasizesto find out documents in the library. The user education is

    related with the mechanics involved for using particular

    resources. Training on Information skill is related with the

    phenomena associated with the use of technology toretrieve information in the library.

    Information literacy relates to both cognitive and

    transferable skills, such as problem solving, evaluation andcommunication skills. The four different strategies of

    information literacy [10] placed in Table- 3 can be

    visualized in different angles with regard to users.

    Table-3: Strategies of information literacy

    Information Literacy Student Skills and Strategies Student outcome Curriculum and Teaching

    Design

    IL is a problem-solving

    process for the users as the

    user is required to submit

    his requirements,

    information need. He is

    required to explore

    information by way ofproper planning about the

    probable location of relevant

    information. In the process,

    he can self evaluate the

    processing and searching of

    information.

    IL enhances the skill of

    generating presumptions,

    analyzing the problems while

    searching the required

    information from vast array of

    information sources. IL further

    develops the confidence ofanalyzing the constraints

    associated with retrieval of right,

    authentic information and

    generate creativity ideas to solve

    new emerging problems.

    The student being one

    of the primary learners

    of IL builds self-

    reliance, independent

    and self-motivated.

    IL has a positive brunt on

    the teaching faculties while

    designing need based

    curriculum. The teaching

    faculties develop the

    capability to retrieve the

    filtered information, andputting of innovative ideas.

    6. GLOBAL SCENARIO ON INFORMATION

    LITERACY

    Information literacy scenario has become a global

    challenge. Many professional organizations and

    associations have taken this as a challenging taskincluding the Librarians and Information Scientists.

    Following are some of the global platforms where

    information literacy has gained momentum in the digital

    environment.

    The Community Services Group of the Chartered

    Institute of Library and Information

    Professionals[11] has a sub group called the

    Information Literacy Group. The Information

    Literacy Group aims to provide a forum across

    the UK for all sectors of the profession, which

    encourages debate and allows the exchange of

    knowledge

    in all aspects of information literacy.

    The Society of College, National and University

    Libraries (SCONUL)[12] has a Working Group

    on Information Literacy, whose remit is to take a

    lead role in the development of theory and

    practice in relation to information literacy (IL)and its role in the process of learning in further

    and higher education within the UK.

    The Higher Education Academy Information and

    Computing Sciences (HEA ICS) [13],UK subject

    centre is keen to support both academics and

    practitioners in developing students IT andinformation literacy skills. The HEA ICS runs a

    couple of workshops a year on information

    literacy.

    The American Library Association (ALA) [14]

    supports the American Association of School

    Librarians (AASL) and the American Association

    of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) in the

    development of information literacy materials.

    Australian and New Zealand libraries have

    created the Australian and New Zealand Institute

    for Information Literacy(ANZIIL) [15]. ANZIILsupports organizations, institutions and

    individuals in the promotion of information

    literacy and, in particular, the embedding of

    information literacy within the total educational

    process. The Institute identifies, facilitates,

    fosters and supports best practice in information

    literacy through: Professional Development;

    Promotion, Marketing and Advocacy; Research.

    Information literacy interest group of Canadian

    Library Association [16] has also put major

    concern on information literacy.

    The International Federation of Library

    Associations and Institutions (IFLA) [17] havedeveloped a Information Literacy Section the

    primary purpose of the Information Literacy

    Section is to foster international cooperation in

    the development of information skills education

    in all types of libraries.

    The High-Level Colloquium on Information

    Literacy and Lifelong Learning held at the

    Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 6-9 November 2005

    developed the Alexandria Proclamation on

    information literacy and lifelong learning [18]. It

    declares that Information Literacy and lifelong

    learning are the beacons of the Information

    Society, illuminating the courses to development,prosperity and freedom."

    51

  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    5/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.org7. CHALLENGING ROLE OF LIBRAN

    The Librarian plays a significant role in

    promoting and inculcating information literacy skills in

    electronic era. Dynamic and quality information is the

    growing demands in the present set of environment. Dueto technological impediments the Librarians require sound

    knowledge in collection, organization, management of

    knowledge and disseminate according to the demands of

    the user. As users are quite unaware of the source of

    information, the Librarians need to play an indispensable

    role in providing the right direction for obtaining the

    information. Further, to bridge the gap between the

    Librarian and the users, it requires getting the users

    acquainted with new technological innovations along with

    computer knowledge, skills and subject knowledge. The

    Librarian having technically qualified with sound

    knowledge over the technologies supplemented with

    innovative mind is the need of the hour to makeinformation literacy successful. Libraries can be provide

    multiple access points to electronic and print information

    and need to offer pertinent training programme to help

    users to gain necessary information skills. It can be

    effective resources for information access and assist

    people in learning important information handling skills.Librarians are competent in collecting, organizing,

    evaluating and providing access to information in all

    formats. He has an active role in the electronic information

    environment as an educator, trainer, collaborator,

    manager, leader, and advocate. A suitable partnership

    should be developed among teachers and faculty on alllevels of education to bring about curriculum

    reconstruction and dynamic learning. So its indeed an

    opportune time for librarians to establish themselves as

    leaders in preparing students for the information age,

    helping user to find new and improved methods of

    teaching curriculum construction and will becoming aleader , educator and trainer; in the arena of the

    information globalization.Regarding integration of information literacy in

    academic curriculum, role of the librarian is most

    significant in the teaching learning environment by

    including appropriate criteria for outcome measurementsregarding information literacy. New technology has posed

    a challenge as well as opportunity among the information

    literates to gain, access the electronic information and to

    become information literate. Hence a new opportunity for

    the librarian rests on to demonstrate their expertise in

    judicious information collection, management and

    dissemination to the right users. Librarians requires to

    share their expertise, expression, skills, knowledge,

    working styles and techniques among the users

    community to impart optimum information services to

    empower the user in electronic era.

    Hence by the promotion of information literacy

    among information community librarian will have to test

    the result of challenge and opportunity to show himself as

    learner, trainer, teachers, collaborators, knowledge

    manager and marketer, planner, contents expert and

    coordinator to develop citizens for lifelong learner in e-

    learning age. Last but not the least a most prominent

    leadership role among the librarians is to bridge the gap

    between information rich and information poor people tomake a equalize balance among information rich and poor

    in the information literacy age. A schematic view of the

    information literacy showing the proficiencies required to

    be build by the librarian has been depicted in Fig. 2.To gain impetus of information literacy among

    the users, the following activities are required to be

    undertaken by the librarian.

    Act as information user before informationdisseminator;

    Direct participation with faculty, staffs andcommunity members;

    Proving orientation skills on sources ofinformation and its uses;

    Organization of Seminars and workshops;

    Participation in classroom teaching on searchstrategies and techniques on information

    collection, dissemination;

    Develop collaboration among all;

    Removing gap between user and librarian;

    Accept as educator for knowledge dissemination;

    Expand professional horizons among the users;

    Encouraging students for discussion methods;

    Build a new paradigms and frames of analysisamong the user;

    Active participation in curriculum design;

    Showing directions of resource availability anduse;

    Maintaining liaison between students and faculty

    ; and Actively participate in user empowerment

    programme.

    In order to perform the role as information literacy

    librarian several mediums and techniques are available

    before the librarian to promote the goal of information

    literacy among the user. The techniques like User

    Orientation, Online Interaction, Virtual Reference Desk

    (VRD), Chat Reference, conducting workshops, Search

    Strategies, Classroom Teaching and designed course

    contents, Institute Portal, Conducting Information Literacy

    workshops etc are some of the important means to

    promote information literacy among the learningcommunities. Among all information literacy blog is going

    to be an important toll among the librarians to empower

    the user in this information literacy age.

    The current challenges to libraries are attracting

    greater support, raising the value of information literacy,

    and blurring the edges of the faculty/librarian divide. The

    focal attention of the librarians needs to be given us of the

    librarian-faculty dialogue requires moving from what the

    library owns to how the library can contribute to student

    learning. Maughan [19] mentioned one-to-one, librarian-

    to-faculty partnerships, computer instructional centers,

    campus curriculum committees, and faculty senate

    committees. In the light of above discussions, iinformationliteracy implies several skills which are otherwise known

    as competencies that are required to be information

    literate.

    52

  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    6/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.org8. SUGGESTION TO ACHIEVE INFORMATION

    LITERACY

    ICT environment requires to be realized right

    from the school level and more emphasis needs to begiven in college and university levels. University library

    being the highest body in academic purview require

    shouldering the responsibilities for proper information

    dissemination to the literate mass constituting faculties,

    research scholars, students etc. Further, the library andinformation centers also require providing information

    training to the institutions so as to focus more on research

    and development. Eventually these institutions will

    concentrate more on problem-solving approaches andspecialized areas and will not have to spend their

    resources on just routine training.

    Fig 2: Schematic view of role of Information Literacy Librarian

    To achieve information literacy successfully, the followingsuggestions can be taken care of.

    Universal education aimed at a 100 percent

    literate population;

    Quality education, through schools having well-

    stocked, active libraries equipped with ICT;

    A national information and communication

    policy to promote use of information;

    Access to information as a basic right;

    Formal and informal arrangements on a nationaland international basis for interchange and

    exchange of information;

    Consciousness of the value of information and

    use of information for optimum utilization ofnatural resources;

    Establishment of databanks in the country on a

    geographical basis, commodity basis, and service

    basis;

    A dependable infrastructure for maintenance of

    ICT;

    Elimination of disparity between rural and urban

    communities, through serious efforts for bridging

    the gap; and

    Rational distribution of government patronage

    (for example, geo- graphic consideration in

    allocation of sponsorship for higher education)

    9. CONCLUSION

    Information literacy which is a transformational

    process lies at the core of lifelong learning and it

    empowers people in all walks of life to obtain, evaluate,

    use and generate information effectively so to achieve

    their personal, social, occupational and educational goals.

    Further in a democratic setup, it is also a fundamental

    human right in a digital environment that promotes social

    inclusion of all nations. In the process, information

    literacy enables sharing of resources, knowledge more

    effectively with the help of technology.

    Information Literacy is undeniably an

    indispensable concept for the user empowerment in 21st

    century. It not only helps to empower the user but also act

    as lifelong learning for capacity building. Universally it

    requires to be promoted throughout the world so as to cope

    up with technology changes with the proliferation of

    knowledge. Library and information centers have a crucial

    role to collect organize and manage information for the

    users. User empowerment is another positive dimension in

    this regard. LIS professional has a crucial role to organize

    the scattered and unorganized information to provide the

    refined and tailored made information to the user. The

    librarian needs to develop user oriented collection

    development. Developing adequate collaboration and

    cooperation among the staffs, user and faculties for thesuccessful of information literacy is one of the crucial

    functions of the librarian especially in a digital

    environment. He should know all the ways and mean to

    Inform

    ationLiteracy

    L

    ibrarian

    Curriculum Construction

    Collaborative Teaching

    Advocacy

    User Awareness Programme

    Search Strategy

    User Orientation

    Knowledge Manager

    Leadership

    Communication

    Capacity Building

    Life-long Learning

    Resource Evaluator/ Generator

    Planning of Literacy On-line Reference

    53

  • 8/6/2019 Relevance of Information Literacy in Digital Environment

    7/7

    VOL. 1, NO. 1, JULY 2010 ISSN 2079-8407

    Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Info rmation Sciences

    2009-2010 CIS Journal. All rights reserved.

    http://www.cisjournal.orgeffectively and smoothly transfer of information for the

    need of information society. The gap between user andlibrarian should be bridged so that user can feel free to

    clear his doubts to enrich his knowledge. From the

    aforesaid discussions it can be concluded that, information

    literacy is essential to promote optimum utilization ofinformation resources both traditional and electronic

    including removal of all barriers for better access to

    electronic information resources. Therefore, practicing of

    information literacy both for the Libraries and Information

    Centers has become indispensable so as to coup with the

    emerging changing situations.

    REFRENCES

    [1] Bruce Christine, The seven faces of information

    literacy (Adelaide: Auslib Press) 1997.(http://dis.shef.ac.uk/literacy/definitions.htm.)(Accessed on 12.4.2010)

    [2] Pat Davitt Maughan, Information Literacy

    Survey. (University of California, Berkeley

    Library), 1995. (www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teaching

    Lib/Survey.html) (Accessed on 1.1. 2008).

    [3] Gilton Donna L, A, World of differences:

    Preparing for Information literacy instruction fordiverse groups.Multifaceted Review; 3(3) (1994).

    [4] Shapiro J J and Shelley K H, Information

    Technology as a Liberal Art. Educom Review

    (1996).

    [5] Doyle, Christina. (1992) Outcome measures for

    information literacy within the national educationgoals of 1990: final report of the National Forum

    on Information Literacy. Summary of findings.

    Washington, DC: US Department of Education.

    (ERIC document no; ED 351033).

    (http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/cont

    ent_storage_01/0000000b/80/23/4a/12.pdfl)

    [6] www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy

    (Accessed on 22.6.07)

    [7] Op.cit. Shapiro J J and Shelley K H.

    [8] http://bivir.uacj.mx/DHI/DoctosNacioInter/

    Docs/Guidelines.pdf (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [9] Snavely, Loanne. (2001) Information literacy

    standards for higher education: an internationalperspective. in: 67th IFLA Council and General

    Conference: August 16-25, 2001: Proceedings.

    The Hague: IFLA.

    http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/papers/073-

    126e.pdf

    [10] Information Literacy. Building Blogs of

    Research: Overview of Designs, Process and

    Outcomes.

    (http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/inf

    ormation/1over/infolit1.html) (Accessed on

    24.6.10)

    [11] www.slainte.org.uk/ (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [12] http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/information_literacy/ (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [13] http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/

    index.php (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [14] American Association for School Librarians and

    Associations for Educational Communicationsand Technology. Information Literacy Standards

    for Students Learning. Standards and Indicators.

    (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guideline

    sandstandards/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf) (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [15] Bundy Allan. Ed. (2004). Australian and New

    Zealand Institute for Information Literacy

    Framework. Australian and New Zealand

    Institute for Information Literacy. Adelaide.

    (http://www.caul.edu.au/info-

    literacy/InfoLiteracyFramework.pdf) (Accessed

    on 10.5.10)

    [16] Canadian Library Association. Information

    Literacy Interest Groups.

    (http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=In

    formation_Literacy). (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [17] Lau Jesus. Guidelines on information literacy forlifelong learning.

    (http://archive.ifla.org/VII/s42/pub/IL-

    Guidelines2006.pdf) (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [18] INFLANET. Beacons of the information society.

    The Alexandria Proclamation on information

    literacy and lifelong learning. (

    http://archive.ifla.org/III/wsis/BeaconInfSoc.html

    (Accessed on 10.5.10)

    [19] Op.cit. Pat Davitt Maughan

    54

    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachinghttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachinghttp://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacyhttp://bivir.uacj.mx/DHI/DoctosNacioInter/http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinehttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinehttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinehttp://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/http://bivir.uacj.mx/DHI/DoctosNacioInter/http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacyhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teaching

Recommended