Developing people's information capabilities [electronic resource] : fostering information literacy in educational, workplace and community contexts / edited by Mark Hepworth, Geoff Walton.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald, 2013.
Description
1 online resource (310 p.)

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Subject(s)
Series
  • Library and information science (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 8. [More in this series]
  • Library and information science, 1876-0562 ; v. 8
Subseries of
Library and Information Science
Summary note
Developing people's information capabilities : fostering information literacy in educational, workplace and community contexts is Vol 8 of the well regarded Library and Information Science Series. This book hones in on accessible issues across different work and educational contexts and is of value to both academic and practitioner.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Print version record
Language note
English
Contents
  • Introduction : information literacy and information behaviour, complementary approaches for building capability / Mark Hepworth, Geoff Walton
  • Transforming information literacy for higher education in the 21St century : a lifelong learning approach / Sheila Webber, Bill Johnston
  • Curriculum and curriculum integration of information literacy in higher education / Li Wang
  • The construction of information and media literacy in education policy : a study of Singapore / Tzu-Bin Lin, Li-Yi Wang
  • Information literacy in higher education : research students development in information search expertise / Samuel Kai-Wah Chu, Sandhya Rajagopal, Celina Wing-Yi Lee
  • Mediating culture : media literacy and cultural awareness the representation of race and ethnicity in Maya and Miguel / Emily S. Kinsky, Debra C. Smith
  • Empowering professional practices of a community of e-learners : special education teachers in Alaska and their information literacy conceptions / Jennifer D. Ward, Thomas S. Duke
  • Information literacy of undergraduate students in Thailand : a case of the faculty of arts, Silpakorn University, Thailand / Phussadee Dokphrom
  • Building partnerships for information literacy among HE institutions in African universities : opportunities and challenges : a case study / Edward Lumande, Babakisi Tjedombo Fidzani, Silas Oluka
  • Perspectives on legal education and the role of information literacy in improving qualitative legal practice / Vicki Lawal ... [et al.]
  • Information literacy in the business school context : a story of complexity and success / Heidi Julien, Brian Detlor, Alexander Serenko
  • Workplace reflections of information literacy training : the case of the agriculture and health sectors in Tanzania / Evans Wema
  • Workplace information literacy : it's different / Stephen Abram
  • Diversifying information literacy research : an informed learning perspective / Christine S. Bruce ... [et al.]
  • The use of participatory techniques in the communication of information for communities : information literacy and collaborative work for citizenship development / Rosemeire Barbosa Tavares, Sely Maria de Souza Costa, Mark Hepworth.
ISBN
1-78190-767-6
OCLC
  • 889186961
  • 857587146
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