What academics really think about information literacy

Shelley, Jane, Stebbing, Deborah, Warnes, Mark and McMaster, Carol (2019) What academics really think about information literacy. Journal of Information Literacy, 13 (1). pp. 21-44. ISSN 1750-5968

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Abstract

This research project arose from a need to ensure librarians and academics work together to support student information literacy (IL) development, aligned to the Anglia Ruskin University learning and teaching strategy, and specifically to improve librarians’ understanding of how academic staff view IL and consider their perceptions and expectations within different disciplines. A literature review found a limited number of studies which considered academics’ point of view and few were concerned with discipline (faculty) differences. We took a qualitative approach to this research, using semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of participants drawn from nursing subjects and business subjects in a post-1992 university in the United Kingdom. The research questions asked about academics’ perception of IL, the impact of their discipline on IL and their view of the ideal information literate student. Six key areas of concern emerged around the teaching of IL: students transitioning into higher education, developing evaluation skills, the significance of the undergraduate major project and discipline differences, the information landscape and the perceived need for preparation for IL at work. The article discusses the findings, difficulties surrounding students achieving adequate IL and considerations for future practice in delivering focused IL support.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	This article was first published in Journal of Information Literacy on 2nd June 2019
Keywords:	Information literacy, Faculty, Academic libraries, Higher education, Interviews, Information literacy assessment, Undergraduate information literacy, Academics, Perceptions, Views
Faculty:	Support Services
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2019 13:57
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2021 18:55
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/704157

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