Information literacy has been recognized as a maturing, soft discipline (Webber & Johnson, 2017). Despite the acknowledgment of its evolution as a discipline (Johnston and Webber, 1999; 2006), the information literacy community has been slow to acknowledge the disciplinarity of information literacy. Revisiting this idea, this panel describes how information literacy aligns with elements of […]
IntroductionWhereas previous studies interpret collaboration between academics and librarians in higher education from a perspective of information sharing (e.g. Pham & Williamson, 2018), few studies include social networks. Since ‘social network structures play a role in how easily information circulates’ (Haythornthwaite, 2017), investigating how social networks are configured contributes to understanding how academics and librarians
Public librarians play a significant role, as they are responsible for mediating access to information, which desirably includes training the population in information literacy. In the current context, the problems with fake news and disinformation make their action even more urgent, requiring a solid position in tackling this phenomenon, primarily through clarification and training to
The academic library service desk has the potential to be more of a pedagogical tool than it is today. This is our opinion after having conducted two studies to gather knowledge about the personal meeting at the library desk. In one of the studies, we investigated the meeting at the physical service desk, and the
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Since the early 2010s, Instagram has been growing in popularity as a social media platform (Ebrand, 2022; OFS, 2020). Instagram has become a truly interactive platform with a vast potential for organizations such as university libraries. The Helsinki University Library is the largest multidisciplinary research library in Finland, and it provides services to the University
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Problem StatementOne avenue through which academic librarians may be able to have a significant impact, both in supporting student information literacy learning and shifting the teaching culture at their institutions, is adopting the “teach the teacher” model and taking on the role of educational developer. The model has often been described as an alternative to
IntroductionFor at least two decades the workflow of higher education (HE) institutions in Europe has been driven by the project approach. The European Union (EU) supports HE financially and aims at maximal internationalization and cooperation among European countries.The European Universities Initiative (EUI) was established in 2017. Its ambition is to strengthen strategic partnerships across the
The main objective of this research is to define the correlation between film criticism, social issues in films and student audience reception, and how media literacy affects this process. In this case study the quantitative research will be used as a main method. A questionnaire will be used to question 400 students in 4 different
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Initially, the purpose of this study had been only to explore information behavior of freshly retired scholars from a wide range of Polish university faculties. However, as the research progressed, it appeared that information practices, along with their affective background, described by former faculty members followed an astonishingly salient pattern resembling mourning. Following this path,
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ObjectivesIt is crucial that people have access to quality information about their health and about healthy behaviour. Health information is increasingly being disseminated digitally, which creates a requirement for people to adapt to the information environment and take new technologies in use. The Prague Declaration describes the ability to make effective use of the information
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