I have recently changed job within Aberdeen City Libraries and now work for Europe Direct Information Centre – Aberdeen. My focus is now on providing an information service about the European Union that is relevant to the local population. We are one of three Europe Direct’s in Scotland and we have a network which spans […]
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Thanks to Drew Whitworth, University of Manchester’s LIS-INFOLITERACY@jiscmail.ac.uk mailing Lee G Burchinal’s “The Communications Revolution” (1976): new digitised copy of text with commentary To facilitate further scholarship into the origins of ‘information literacy’ — as an idea and a practical project — I have digitised the text of the speech and presented it online, with
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Interesting blog posting titled ’50 Shades of Information Literacy” by Donna Witek “Information literacy can be found hidden in every corner of every discipline out there. It’s not always called information literacy and it does not always look the same. In that way, information literacy is very similar to complex reasoning skills. And some would
I have read the responses already posted below and realise my response is very similar but here is my reponse anyway: 1. What do you think are the current benefits of digital participation and using the internet? There are many benefits of digital participation and to using the internet and these are well documented. As
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Dear all, Our ‘Project Blaster’ information literacy resource has been up and running since March and we are now at the planning stage for our next information literacy module which will be based on maps and aimed at the older age group of secondary school pupils and adult learners. We plan to look at maps
The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) has drawn up and issued new guidelines for citing moving image and sound sources including: film television programmes radio programmes audio recordings DVD extras including interviews and commentaries clips trailers adverts idents stings non-broadcast material amateur footage archival material (catalogued and not catalogued) podcasts vodcasts DVD study
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Congratulations to winner Jacqueline Geekie Information Literacy and Learning Librarian at Aberdeenshire Council. Jacqueline and colleague Jan Murdoch – a network librarian filmed a group of school pupils on a visit to Ellon Library to research a project on the Second World War and shows how the library service puts information literacy into action. See
Catching up on my emails after being away and came across this interesting article ‘Health literacy: let’s think again’ by Graham Kramer a GP and National Clinical Lead Self Management and Health Literacy, Scottish Government. He starts by saying that he doesn’t like the term ‘health literacy’ as not many people understand it. Sounds familar!
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Great news of SLIC’s Digital Funding – see announcment below. Hopefully information literacy will play a key role in any of the digital initiatives. “The Scottish Government has awarded the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) additional funding to support digital participation initiatives as part of the implementation of the national digital strategy. SLIC will
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Congratualtions to Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year Award – 2013 winner Kim McGowan “Kim was recognised for an impressive body of work which has raised the profile of IL at University of Cumbria. The judges praised her provision of superb student support and her sheer enthusiasm and commitment to her IL role. Kim’s innovative
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