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- Description
- Table of Contents
- About the authors
This comprehensive and subject-defining handbook draws together the work of an international group of researchers and educators to collectively recognize information literacy (IL) as a maturing soft applied discipline.
Showcasing current and historical scholarly research and including contributions from the world’s leading researchers and practitioners in the field of IL, this handbook provides a rich understanding of the nature of information literacy, including its traditions and significant history, shared approaches to inquiry, base of knowledge, and growing communication networks. Chapters cover
- current perspectives on the discipline of information literacy;
- national and international IL advocacy, research, and educational development;
- the history of information literacy to present day;
- theories and methodologies used by IL researchers;
- ethical concerns and information challenges faced by individuals and societies;
- IL models and approaches that guide IL education and research; and
- information literacy communication networks, conferences and publications.
Introduction to the Handbook
Chapter 1: Information Literacy Handbook: An orientation
Chapter 2: Information Literacy Community
Chapter 3: Tradition and History of Inquiry
Chapter 4: Specific Modes of Inquiry
Chapter 5: Information Literacy and Ethics
Chapter 6: Information Literacy Knowledge and Curricula
Chapter 7: Information Literacy Communications Networks
Conclusion