Information Literacy: Different Contexts, Different Concepts, Different Truths?

Autor/in	Lloyd, Annemaree
Titel	Information Literacy: Different Contexts, Different Concepts, Different Truths?
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 37 (2005) 2, S.82-88 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000605055355
Schlagwörter	Information Literacy; Workplace Literacy; Fire Protection; Librarian Attitudes; Librarians; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Constructivism (Learning); Transformative Learning; Communities of Practice; Discourse Communities; Learning Activities; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationskompetenz; Brandbekämpfung; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Pädagogische Transformation; Community; Lernaktivität
Abstract	This article reports on doctoral research which explored the meaning and role of information literacy among a specific group of workers--firefighters. An alternative concept of information literacy and a broader definition of information literate people are introduced. The article suggests that librarians are currently bound by an educational concept of what information literacy is and how it manifests itself. They must begin to engage with and explore other contexts and practices that facilitate becoming information literate, in order to understand the role of information literacy in learning outside educational settings. By engaging with different contexts, concepts and truths, our provision of information literacy education will be enhanced and contribute towards learning practices which are transformative, generic and transferable. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10