Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Refreshing Information Literacy.

Young, Alice

IL-Creativity 
IL-Research about IL

Refreshing Information Literacy.
Martin, J. (2013). Refreshing Information Literacy. Communications In Information Literacy, 7(2), 114-127.

Models play an important role in helping educator implement and promote information literacy. Over time models can lose bearing with the advances in technology, society, and learning theory. Practitioners and scholars often call for adaptations or transformations of these frameworks to articulate the learning needs in information literacy development. This study analyzes four recently published models from the United Kingdom.

The article presents complementary, yet distinct findings from data that focus on reoccurring themes for information literacy practitioners. The author suggests revising models is a way to refresh information literacy. Most of the models creators view their work as a continuous process of improving information literacy guidelines, considering that information literacy is an evolving concept and as such professionals should continue to adapt guidelines to keep amidst. Such practice will insure frameworks are current and motivating to the progressing community.

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