Information Literacy. Infiltrating the Agenda, Challenging Minds

303 Pages·2011·1.94 MB·English

by  Geoff Walton and Alison Pope (Auth.)

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List of fi gures and tables 6
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Figures 8
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4.1 WebQuest task 77 1100
4.2 A contemporary ‘Modern Socratic 1
Dialogue’ 80 2
8.1 Six frames of information literacy 203 3
10.1 Mean fi nal scores for all students (%) 265 4
10.2 Results for each standard by year of study 267 5
10.3 Results for ACRL1 by year of study 268 6
10.4 Results for ACRL2 by year of study 269 7
10.5 Results for ACRL3 by year of study 270 8
10.6 Results for ACRL5 by year of study 271 9
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2.1 Open University Information Literacy 4
Levels Framework 20 5
6.1 Design aspects 133 6
7.1 The seven video roles 154 7
7.2 Production phases 156 8
7.3 Time commitment 157 9
7.4 Pitching to management 158 3300
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7.6 Library concepts 161 2
7.7 Production roles 162 3
7.8 Script layout 164 3344RR
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2 7.10 Plotting template 166
3 7.11 Example scene 166
4 7.12 Screening review questionnaire 178
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Acknowledgments 6
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The editors would like to thank the following people
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without whom the Staffordshire University Information
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Literacy Community of Practice and, therefore, this book
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would not have been possible. First of all, Steve Wyn Williams
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(Director of Academic Policy & Development, Staffordshire
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University) for putting the idea in our heads! Dave Parkes,
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(Associate Director, Information Services, Staffordshire
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University) for backing the project. Julie Adams for her
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unstinting work for the Community in creating the
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SUILCoP web pages and generally in being a wise and
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thoughtful third partner in the venture. Helen Wells and the
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IS marketing team for handling bookings and creating the
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necessary documentation. Paul Bossons’ team for technical
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advice and help. Last but by no means least, we would like
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to thank all of the presenters and delegates who made all of
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the SUILCoP events enjoyable, productive and engaging
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learning experiences.
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On a personal level, Alison would like to thank her Mum
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and Dad for their constant support and particular pride in
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this project and her Fellowship work. You have always been
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so proud of whatever I have achieved but now it is my turn
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to be proud of you. Many thanks are also due to Ian and
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James for putting up with it all.
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Geoff would especially like to thank his wife Caroline for
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her unwavering support and immense encouragement in all
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his professional and academic endeavours. Geoff would also
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1 like to thank Tony Jones and Penny Vincent for inspiring
2 him to play music again and proving that there is life beyond
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4 Alison Pope and Geoff Walton
5 Staffordshire University
6 February 2011
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About the authors 6
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Kirsty Baker BA (Hons), PG Dip (Open University) 8
Kirsty has worked at the Open University Library for over 9
twelve years, initially as a Subject Information Specialist 1100
(Education and Social Sciences) before moving to the 1
Information Literacy Unit when it was established in 2002. 2
Kirsty has been involved in the development of a range of 3
online IL skills development materials including SAFARI, 4
the Open University’s generic IL skills tutorial; an IL skills 5
website for OU researchers; and an online guide to using the 6
OU Library. She has been involved in the development of 7
content and an assessment strategy for the OU short course 8
‘Beyond Google: working with information online’, and has 9
worked as a moderator and script marker for the course. She 2200
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has written a section for the OU Continuing Professional
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Development course ‘The evolving information professional:
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challenges in a digital world’ and developed the assessment
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model for the course. She has also developed Info-Rate, an
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online diagnostic test for IL skills which provides students
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with feedback and pointers for further IL skills development
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work. Kirsty has a special interest in accessibility, and was
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the project offi cer for the Library’s ENABLE project which
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considered the accessibility of the OU Library service; both
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the physical building and the online library service.
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John Crawford BA, MA, PhD, FCLIP, FRSA, FSA (Scot) 2
John was Library Research Offi cer at Glasgow Caledonian 3
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1 Information Literacy Project and University Copyright
2 Adviser. In December 2009 John retired from this role but he
3 has every intention of continuing to be active in information
4 literacy and promote the ‘gospel of information’.
5 John holds degrees from London, Strathclyde and Glasgow
6 Caledonian universities and is a fellow of the Royal Society
7 of Arts. He has authored some 80 journal articles, book
8 chapters, conference papers, etc. and two books on
9 the evaluation of library and information services. His
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1 information services and library and information history.
2 He became interested in information literacy in 2002
3 and it has been his main research focus since then. He served
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5 and Information Professionals (CILIP) from 2002 to 2007
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1 (Manchester Metropolitan University)
2 Bob has worked with the department since 1991. A qualifi ed
3 librarian, Bob is the undergraduate programme leader for
4 Information & Communications and teaches on Common
5 Undergraduate Degree Routes and MA/MSc courses. While
6 at MMU he has been involved in student support and
7 guidance, website development and curriculum development/
8 planning. Bob has worked in further and higher education
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1 Libraries (NOWAL). He has extensive experience in teaching
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3 Learning Area Co-ordinator (Information Literacy) for the
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