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Autor/in | Rath, Logan |
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Titel | Information Literacy Is a Social Practice: A Threshold Concept for Academic Instruction Librarians |
Quelle | In: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 64 (2023) 3, S.294-310 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0748-5786 |
DOI | 10.3138/jelis-2021-0067 |
Schlagwörter | Information Literacy; Fundamental Concepts; Academic Libraries; Library Instruction; Librarians; Grounded Theory; Theory Practice Relationship; Information Science Education; Librarian Attitudes Informationskompetenz; Grundlagenplan; Konzept; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksverzeichnis; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Informationstechnologische Bildung |
Abstract | This article proposes that understanding information literacy as a social practice is a threshold concept for academic information literacy librarians. While the social nature of information literacy has been theorized for more than 25 years, the noted theory-to-practice gap in this area suggests a new question to be raised. This study explores how practicing academic librarians come to adopt this understanding, if at all. The article reports on the development of a grounded theory to explain the theory-to-practice gap. Participants were 17 academic instruction librarians who participated in interviews. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze the data and found that a threshold concept might explain a shift from seeing information literacy as skills-based to practice-based. Implications for LIS education include explicit discussion of this threshold concept as well as including the related concept of information landscapes in the LIS curriculum. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |