Timothy GorichanazCollege of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University, Philadephia, USA As we foray further into the digital information age, we seem to be searching for moral guidance. In recent years, discussions of information ethics have proliferated along with emerging fields of ethics regarding specific technologies (e.g., AI ethics); and increasingly, this work in the ethics […]
A few years after the publication of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016), its impact has been studied at different levels and in several regions (Guth et al., 2018; H. Julien et al., 2020; H. E. Julien et al., 2020). However, it was only very recently
The American Library Association defines Information Literacy (IL) as “…a set of abilities requiring individuals to ‘recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (ALA, 1989). The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) (2000) underlined information literacy as the set of integrated abilities encompassing
Since 2018 I have been module leader for a 15 credit masters level course taught at City, University of London as part of the Masters in Academic Practice, which is a teaching qualification in higher education offered to internal and external staff. Typically there are 100 students on the programme. The module EDM122 Digital Literacies
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IntroductionInformation literacy (IL) has been one of the most extensively researched concepts within Library and Information Science (LIS), interrogated as a phenomenon and practice, through a range of methods. Numerous bibliometric studies have been conducted to map the field, and they indicate the overwhelming use of quantitative methods (e.g., Kolle, 2017). However, these mapping studies,
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Information literacy is crucial in our digitalised society, where access to information is easier and more abundant than ever before. It empowers us to locate, evaluate, and effectively, as well as ethically, use information in private and professional contexts. Without information literacy, individuals may struggle to make informed decisions or, even worse, fall prey to
Not quite 20 years ago, Simmons (2005) positioned academic librarians as information literacy discourse mediators between instructors, who are expert researchers within their disciplines, and students, who are typically scholarly and disciplinary novices. This positioning puts librarians in a potentially powerful role in bridging the gap between instructors’ expectations and students’ performance on information literacy-related
IntroductionTo assess the development level of an information system, the so-called maturity models (MM) are commonly used. In (Anderson and Jessen, 2003), maturity is defined as a state in which an organization is able to perfectly achieve the goals it sets for itself. The MM is understood as a set of successive levels that together
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on information phenomena is being actively researched in information sciences (e.g. Lloyd & Hicks, 2020; see Montesi, 2021 for a review). The pandemic created unique possibilities to study different populations in extreme circumstances and unique crisis situations. One such unique situation emerged on the Faculty of humanities and social
We are excited to announce to our readers and the academic community the publication of the Book of Abstracts for the ECIL 2023 Conference. The ECIL, or European Conference on Information Literacy, is a renowned event that unites scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe. Held from October 9 to 12, 2023, at the
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