Examples of IL articles
Special librariesAn example of material available for this sector is available from Kirton, J & Barham, L (2005) 'Information literacy in the workplace'. Australian Library Journal, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 365-376. The article is a literature review of information literacy in the commercial sector.
School libraries
Avril M. Loveless and David J. Longman (University of Brighton & University of Sussex, UK) Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference (September 11-14 1997: University of York) We present as problematic the definition of literacy in the 'Information Age' and the nature of the experience, skills, knowledge and understanding that teachers will need to develop in continuing professional development. This paper will critique an approach to information literacy; outline the use of a framework of 'good practice' in using information technology in the classroom and propose that information literacy for teachers is more than competence and capability in information retrieval and presentation, but requires awareness of the ideological, cultural, epistemological and pedagogical practices in which these capabilities are developed.
Ofsted. (2005) Good school libraries: making a difference to learning. Document reference number: HMI 2624. This report identifies those factors which help to produce good libraries in primary and secondary schools. It emphasises the importance of: the commitment and support of headteachers; the appointment of specialist library staff; effective monitoring and evaluation; and coherent programmes for developing pupils’ information literacy.
Wavell, C. How do secondary teachers see IL? ICT in the curriculum has increased pupils’ ability to use computers, but not made them independent users of information. Caroline Wavell explains why it is time to tackle teachers’ own shortcomings in IL.
Williams, D.A. and Wavell, C. (2006) Untangling Spaghetti? The Complexity of Developing Information Literacy in Secondary School Students. Part of the Making Connections series.
Webb, J and Powis, C. Start with the learner. Teaching information literacy is about empowering users, not following a sterile curriculum. To be effective, we need to provide a mixture of teaching and learning activities to accommodate diversity. Jo Webb and Chris Powis explain.
The final reports are now available for the two Netskills projects funded under the Eduserv Information literacy project programme. They are:
- Exploring and Deterring Plagiarism in Schools
- Information Skills for Teachers