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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Information literacy"”.
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Examining Student Perspectives On Information Literacy
… Association released its <em>Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education</em> in response to the changing needs and demographics of today’s digital native students. This study was designed to ascertain first-year undergraduate students’ definitions and perspectives of information …
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Successful information literacy through librarian-lecturer collaboration
This study supports the need for information literacy training for first year or new incoming Community and Health Science (CHS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and describes the use of a collaborative framework for integrating information literacy into the undergraduate …
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Factors Affecting Information Literacy Perception and Performance
<p>Information literacy, defined as, "the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information" (American Library Association, 2003, 1), is necessary for success in life. The present study will examine whether the factors of gender, race, and/or socioeconomic status impact …
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Culturally-Relevant Information Literacy: A Case Study
Information Literacy is a process for finding, using, evaluating and incorporating information into an individuals’ knowledge base. This process has been formalized into the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. The concept of Information Literacy as articulated in …
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Initial Development of a Medical Information Literacy Questionnaire
Originating from the field of library science, information literacy (IL) is defined as a broad set of skills and abilities necessary to locate, evaluate and use information ethically and legally. This important skill set is incorporated into general competency requirements for postgraduate …
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The public librarian's role in teaching information literacy
… the public librarian's role in teaching information literacy, this study was designed to evaluate library skills of the adult population in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Two separate surveys consisting of matrix and open-ended questions were sent to reference librarians employed in …
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An exploration of the information literacy of Irish theatre actors.
Information literacy (IL) from a sociocultural perspective is understood as being the ability to understand and interpret a given environment, and to use information to perform increasingly complex socially embodied tasks therein towards expertise in any field. Empirical IL studies of diverse …
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The Edugametional Podcast Episode 1: Souls Games and Information Literacy
… <p>This podcast focuses mainly on research into information literacy while using the video game "Demons's Souls" as a reference for why in-game messages have value and should be considered in video games in the future.</p>
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Development of an information literacy course for community college students
… to solicit input from a panel of experts on information literacy. The attributes of an information literate person identified by a panel of experts in 1992 were used as the basis for developing content goals for an information literacy course for community college associate degree students. …
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Information Literacy: A Study of Freshman Students' Perceptions, with Recommendations
… on the need to know how students acquire and use information. Research indicates a lack of understanding of what students know about information and how they use information and this study used the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (Appendix A) as the basis for …
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Information literacy at the crossroads: Fake news influence and student behavior
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms
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The development of information literacy at the University of Cape Town
The origins and development of information literacy education at the University of Cape Town are explored. The focal research question is based on investigations into the extent in which the academic staff, librarians and students of the University of Cape Town (UCT) are prepared for or engaged in …
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Analysis of information literacy training at the National University of Lesotho
Information literacy skills are a necessity among university students, hence information literacy instructors should keep abreast with the 21st century information literacy curriculum, its delivery and assessment. The study investigated information literacy training and its needs at NUL. The …
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Exemplary online information literacy courses at selected four-year colleges and universities
… was used to select instruction librarian, information literacy department head and administration participants employed at institutions recognized by Association of College and Research Libraries for exemplary information literacy best practices: information programs. The questions …
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The hidden library curriculum: children's electronic pathfinder analysis and information literacy skills
… the relationship of instructional design models, information literacy skills, and the analysis of selected resources. An email questionnaire was mailed to ten libraries within the United States and Canada. The email questionnaire is a modified version of a survey sent to academic libraries by …
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The variations and the changes in the school librarians' perspectives of information literacy
Information literacy was the investigated subject of this PhD research which aimed to study the variations and changes in Syrian school librarians conceptions of information literacy. The main target group was a twenty Syrian school librarians working in high schools in Damascus and its Suburb, ten …
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Identifying and facilitating a community of practice in information literacy in higher education.
… the concept of communities of practice in information literacy in that sector via a study of a specific university in the United Kingdom, with an academic librarian investigating their own role as a practitioner in this context. It is founded on the assertion that information literacy …
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Developing an Instrument to Measure School Community Engagement with Implementation of Information Literacy Curriculum
… leaders to measure implementation of a school's information literacy program. The goal was to create an instrument that would consider implementation of a library-centered program within the context and culture of the whole school. Once developed, the survey would identify areas of strength and …
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Development And Validation Of The Beile Test Of Information Literacy For Education (b-tiled)
… exist where it is more important to produce information literate individuals than teacher candidates, yet rarely is it suggested that practitioners entering the field are adequately prepared to teach and model information literacy to their students. As a result, information literacy has been …
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