Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning Policy Issues, the Workplace, Health and Public Libraries

• Main Authors: Crawford, John, Irving, Christine
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chantilly Elsevier Science & Technology 2013; Chandos Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Chandos information professional series
• Subjects: Adult learning; Continuing education; Information literacy; Information policy
• ISBN: 1843346826; 9781843346821

This book reviews the role of information literacy (IL) in developing employability skills, personal health management and informal learning from a variety of areas including: information policy issues, information usage and training needs and skills development. Early years education, lifelong lear...

Table of Contents:

• Cover -- Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning: Policy issues, the workplace, health and public libraries -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- About the authors -- About the contributors -- Part 1 Overview -- 1 Background to information policy: a brief historical introduction -- 2 Information literacy policy within the wider context of information policy -- Information policy and the information society -- Defining information literacy -- Information literacy policies -- Summary of the chapter -- 3 Relevant policy documents both from within and beyond the LIS profession -- The United States and Australia -- Germany -- Devolved nations within the United Kingdom: Scotland and Wales -- Digital policy documents -- The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and information literacy -- Summary of the chapter -- 4 Recognising information literacy as an early-years' issue -- The importance of information literacy in early years -- Information literacy and lifelong learning -- Early-years' information literacy -- Scottish case study: real and relevant - information and critical literacy skills for the twenty-first century learner (early and first level) -- Examples from the rest of the UK and other countries -- Collaborative partnerships and information literacy opportunities -- Summary of the chapter -- Part 2 Specific areas -- 5 The challenge of the work environment -- The rediscovery of the workplace -- Skills development and the employability agenda -- The role of higher education -- Issues of definition -- The workplace and its problems -- Information needs and sources used -- Training issues -- Examples of good practice -- Summary of the chapter -- 6 The Scottish Government Library: a case study -- Introduction -- Background
• Qualitative methods -- Observation -- Focus groups -- Interviewing -- Resources -- Examples of impact and evaluation -- Summary of the chapter -- Part 3 Policymaking and issues for the future -- 10 Review and issues for the future -- A review of issues -- What is to be done? -- References -- Index
• Interview-based research results -- Information Use Survey results -- Internal achievements -- External achievements -- Future activities and aims (suggestions from the original research) -- SG Library: measuring and evaluating our training for LILAC 2010 -- Our evaluation process was divided into the following four steps -- Outcomes of the LILAC research findings -- Future developments: what we are planning to do -- Conclusion -- Summary of the chapter -- Appendix A Scottish Government Library Course Feedback -- Appendix B Scottish Government Library Course Feedback - 3-week follow-up -- Appendix C Scottish Government Library Services Feedback -- Appendix D Scottish Government Library Services Questionnaire (paper copy, no longer used) -- Appendix E Scottish Government Library Services Questionnaire email (evaluation research) -- 7 Information literacy in health management: supporting the public in their quest for health information -- Introduction -- Health information policy documents and frameworks -- The need for health literacy skills - research findings -- Supporting the public's quest for health information -- Public library activities and initiatives -- Partnership working -- Summary of the chapter -- 8 Employability, informal learning and the role of the public library -- The nature of information and information literacy in informal learning -- Users and providers -- Organisations and structures -- McNicol and Dalton's cycle of learning in public libraries -- The role of the public library -- Public Libraries Information Offer scheme -- Links with school libraries -- Funding -- Physical space -- Examples of good practice -- Learning and teaching issues -- Summary of the chapter -- 9 Value and impact -- What is impact? -- Indicators and guidelines -- Measuring impact at a national level -- Methods of data collection -- Quantitative methods