The Road to Information Literacy : : Librarians as facilitators of learning / / ed. by Roisin Gwyer, Ruth Stubbings, Graham Walton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Asplund, Janika,; Borg, Matthew,; Chang, Chi-Lung,; Chisita, Collence,; De Súmar, Juanita Jara,; Donoghue, Angie,; Doolan, Louise,; Eriksson, Heidi,; Favaro, Sharon,; Friggens, Greta,; Greef, Elizabeth,; Heino, Kirsi,; Heino, Tiina,; Helminen, Päivi,; Hornung, Eva,; Jones, Julie,; Kaddu, Sarah,; Kurkipää, Tuuli,; Loertscher, David V.,; Lonka, Kirsti,; Munoo, Rajen,; Neerputh, Shirlene,; Palmgren, Virpi,; Paris, Julia,; Rousi, Antti,; Schnuer, Susan,; Shatona, Menete Ndapandula,; Shih, Win,; Sipola, Tiina,; Sormunen, Eero,; Tiemensma, Leoné,; Toivonen, Leena,; Varlejs, Jana,; Walker, Clare M.,; White, Lisa,; Woolls, Blanche,; Wu, Mei-Mei,
• HerausgeberIn: Gwyer, Roisin,; Stubbings, Ruth,; Walton, Graham,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: IFLA Publications , 157
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction to the IFLA Satellite Conference. The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as Facilitators of Learning --; Engaging Learning Environments for the Future The 2012 Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture --; EFFECTIVE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EFFECTIVE INFORMATION LITERACY --; Integrating Service Learning into Teaching Information Literacy: The Librarian as Designer and Facilitator for Information Literacy Instruction --; A Catalogue Revolution: The British Library, Primo and the Information Literate Librarian --; Leading Change: Developing Information Literacy Frameworks for Students and Library Staff --; The Two Way Street of Learning: How the Professional Development of Solo Librarians Influences their Role as Information Literacy Guides --; Planning for Succession: Building Upon an Information Literacy Instruction Experience --; Incorporating Information Literacy Competency Standards and Information Literacy Competencies Into Staff Development Programmes: A Case Study of the National Library of Uganda --; Nature or Nurture? Case Study Perspectives on Developing a Team of Passionate Instruction Librarians at the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University --; Develop @ Your Library – Meaningful Partnerships Through Information Literacy in Liasa Gauteng South Branch, Johannesburg --; Working Together Beyond Borders – Capacity Building in Information Literacy Education at Three University Libraries in Namibia, Tampere and Helsinki --; Information Literacy Education in Higher Education Institutions in South Africa --; Raising Librarians’ Disciplinary Information Literacy: Can Libguides Help? --; Learning on the Job, Teaching on the Job: CPDWL and a New Qualification for the Research Information-Literate Librarian --; EFFECTIVE INFORMATION LITERACY INTERVENTIONS --; Information Literacy in a Web-Scale Discovery World – A Case Study of User Experience vs Content at Sheffield Hallam University, UK --; Information Literacy and Knowledge Management Tools for First Year Students --; Forging Strong Links: Strategies for Building a Collaborative Information Literate Learning Community through the School Library --; Librarians – Moving from Being ‘The Elephant in the Room’ to Becoming Central to the Learning Process --; Academic Integration of Information Literacy at the Durban University of Technology in Preparing for Lifelong Learners --; Engineering Students’ Information Literacy Instruction and Blended Learning Course Design – A Case Study --; Student Literacy for Succeeding in a Pervasive Digital Environment --; Information Specialists as Facilitators of Learning on an Online Course on Information Skills Training. Case Study: Library Course for History Students in the Optima Learning Environment at The Pegasus Library --; Wikipedia and Wikis as Forums of Information Literacy Instruction in Schools --; EFFECTIVE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT --; From the Cradle to the Grave: Empowering Zimbabwean Librarians through Continuous Professional Development in the Information Age
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110281002; 9783110238570; 9783110620979; 9783110620962; 9783110636246; 9783110288995; 9783110293708; 9783110288933
• ISSN: 0344-6891
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110281002
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Roisin Gwyer, Ruth Stubbings, Graham Walton.

Information literacy has been identified as a necessary skill for life, work and citizenship - as well as for academic study - for all of us living in today's information society. This international collection brings together practitioner and research papers from all sectors of information work. It includes case studies and good practice guides, including how librarians and information workers can facilitate information literacy from pre-school children to established researchers, digital literacy and information literacy for citizens.