ECIL 2023 » Information Literacy Association

Collaboration between Academics and Librarians at Aalto University Following Library Reorganisation in 2018

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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 […]

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Public Libraries Fighting Disinformation: An Analysis of Knowledge, Resources, and Actions of Portuguese Librarians

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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

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The Academic Library Service Desk as a Pedagogical Tool

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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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Instructors’ Perceptions of An Information Literacy-Centered Professional Development Workshop

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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

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Project Management Literacy for Librarians and Information Professionals. New Challenges in the European Union and Beyond

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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

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Correlation between Film Criticism, Social Issues and Student Audience Reception

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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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Information Mourning Among Retired Faculty Members

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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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Changes in Older Adult’s Attitudes and Use of Health Information and Communication Technology from 2019 to 2022

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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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Walking, Meeting Things, Tinkering with Objects and Materials, Being with Information: Some Experiences in Information Culture

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This article explores the potential of experiential education for students in the field of information culture. Specifically, it investigates experiences using information for learning and knowledge building, focusing on the materiality and sensory/sensitive dimensions of these experiences: giving equal attention to things, objects, materials, and sensory experiences (Thrift, 2008; Savolainen, 2020). In this view, information

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