Information Literacy Through Theory
eBook - ePub

Information Literacy Through Theory

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Information Literacy Through Theory

About this book

Information literacy research is growing in importance, as evidenced by the steady increase in dissertations and research papers in this area. However, significant theoretical gaps remain.

Information Literacy Through Theory provides an approachable introduction to theory development and use within information literacy research. It provides a space for key theorists in the field to discuss, interrogate and reflect on the applicability of theory within information literacy research, as well as the implications for this work within a variety of contexts. Each chapter considers a particular theory as its focal point, from information literacy and the social to information literacy through an equity mindset, and unpacks what assumptions the theory makes about key concepts and the ways in which the theory enables or constrains our understanding of information literacy.

This book will provide a focal point for researchers, practitioners and students interested in the creation and advancement of conceptually rich information literacy research and practice.

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Yes, you can access Information Literacy Through Theory by Alison Hicks, Annemaree Lloyd, Ola Pilerot in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Library & Information Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Information Literacy Through Theory
  3. Half-title Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. Introduction: Themes, Patterns and Connections
  9. 1: Democracy and Information Literacy
  10. 2: Information Literacy and the Social: Applying a Practice Theory View to Information Literacy
  11. 3: Information Literacy in a Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Perspective
  12. 4: The Radical and the Radioactive: Grasping the Roots of Theoretically Informed Praxis in Brazilian Studies on Critical Information Literacy
  13. 5: Locating Information Literacy within Discursive Encounters: A Conversation with Positioning Theory
  14. 6: Plural Agonistics
  15. 7: Critical Literacy and Critical Design
  16. 8: Information Literacy Through an Equity Mindset
  17. 9: Sociomateriality
  18. 10: Surfacing the Body: Embodiment, Site and Source
  19. 11: Variation Theory: Researching Information Literacy Through the Lens of Learning
  20. 12: Information Literacy: What Consciousness and Cognition Can Teach Us
  21. 13: Information Literacy Theorised Through Institutional Ethnography
  22. Conclusion: Alerting Us to Difference
  23. Index