The Information Literacy Group (ILG) • Special Interest Group of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals set up in 2003 • Founded LILAC in 2004 • Run the the open access, peer- reviewed Journal of Information Literacy • Run informationliteracy.org.uk • Fund training events, sponsorship and offer research bursaries for members • Community of over 1400 members, 4600 followers on Twitter @infolitgroup https://www.flickr.com/photos/criminalintent/38 34911120
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The Information Literacy Group (ILG)
• Special Interest Group of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals set up in 2003
• Founded LILAC in 2004 • Run the the open access, peer-
reviewed Journal of Information Literacy
• Run informationliteracy.org.uk• Fund training events, sponsorship and
offer research bursaries for members• Community of over 1400 members,
• Definitions of IL, theories, models and frameworks
• Overview and discussion of various models
• Exercise
Information literacy…
• “… information literacy and lifelong learning are the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom. Information Literacy lies at the core of lifelonglearning. It empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion of all nations.” (UNESCO, 2006)
Information literacy…
• “Knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.” (CILIP)
• “Information literate people will demonstrate an awareness of how they gather, use, manage, synthesise and create information and data in an ethical manner and will have the information skills to do so effectively.” (SCONUL)
Information literacy…
• “Information literacy is a continuum of skills,
behaviours, approaches and values that is so
deeply entwined with the uses of information as to
be a fundamental element of learning, scholarship
and research. It is the defining characteristic of the
discerning scholar, the informed and judicious
citizen, and the autonomous learner.” (ANCIL,
2011)
Information literacy…
• “the capabilities which fit someone for living,
learning and working in a digital society.” (JISC –
digital literacies)
Information literacy…
• “Information literacy is the set of integrated
abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of
information, the understanding of how information
is produced and valued, and the use of
information in creating new knowledge and
participating ethically in communities of learning.”
(ACRL)
Frameworks, models, theories
• Theory: idea which attempts to explain something -“systematic ideational structure of broad scope, conceived by the human imagination, that encompasses a family of empirical (experiential) laws regarding regularities existing in objects and events, both observed and posited.” –Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998)
• Model: “a deliberate simplification of something complicated with the objective of making it more tractable based on a theory” (Frigg & Hartmann, 2017)
• Framework: brings together information and ideas to guide a consistent approach
Frigg, Roman and Hartmann, Stephan, "Models in Science", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2017 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),