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Information Literacy: Recognising the need

Geoff Walton and Alison Pope, Staffordshire University, UK

 - papers written by renowned experts in the field of information literacy
 - highlights a variety of topical issues - both practical and theoretical
 - gives a useful overview of information literacy for those previously unfamiliar with this aspect of teaching and learning

This set of conference proceedings derives from the Information Literacy: Recognising the Need conference at Staffordshire University, 17 May 2006. The papers in this book discuss key themes in information literacy and have been written by several renowned experts in the field. Information literacy is not just about finding information: it is a true catalyst for educational change. It enables independent lifelong learning. These papers consider the position of information literacy in the higher education arena, how students bewitched by easy internet searching can be engaged in the learning process and how information professionals and academic colleagues might move in partnership towards the information literate university.

ISBN 1 84334 243 X
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 243 4
May 2006
64 pages  297 x 210mm  paperback  
£20.00 / US$35.00 / €25.00

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About the authors

Geoff Walton and Alison Pope are both Learning and Teaching Fellows at Staffordshire University. They are subject support librarians within Staffordshire University Information Services Learning Support team. Geoff and Alison have worked within learning support for many years and have extensive experience of furthering information literacy within higher education.

Titles which may also be of interest:
Information Literacy Landscapes
Teaching Information Literacy for Inquiry-Based Learning
Information Obesity
Information Literacy Education: A Process Approach
The Information Literacy Cookbook

Contents

Background to the conference
Alison Pope and Geoff Walton, Staffordshire University

Information literacy: recognising the need – an introduction
Alison Pope and Geoff Walton, Staffordshire University

Information literacy: the new “pedagogy of the question”
Susie Andretta, London Metropolitan University

Developing a community of practice: the Newcastle information literacy project
Moira Bent, Steve Higgins and Sophie Brettell, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Providing for the next generation: adopting interactive whiteboards in information literacy training
Rosie Jones, Karen Peters and Emily Shields -Manchester Metropolitan University

Keeping up with the Google generation: the challenge for information literacy teachers
Peter Godwin, London South Bank University

Information overload and the re-invention of brutality: a systemic view of information literacy
Tony Brauer, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

Working towards the Information Literate University
Sheila Webber, University of Sheffield and Bill Johnston, University of Strathclyde

Reflections on the ‘Information Literacy: Recognising the Need’ conference
Mark Hepworth, Loughborough University