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Information Literacy and the Concept of Filtering

Information Literacy and the Concept of Filtering. K. Moed The Hague Institute of European Studies Haagse Hogeschool. Information Society Knowledge Infrastructure Required Information Skills Information Literacy Lifelong Learning IL Competency Standards Basic IL Process

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Information Literacy and the Concept of Filtering

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  1. Information Literacy and the Concept of Filtering K. Moed The Hague Institute of European Studies Haagse Hogeschool K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  2. Information Society Knowledge Infrastructure Required Information Skills Information Literacy Lifelong Learning IL Competency Standards Basic IL Process International Standard IL as a Key Competence IL and Filtering Outline Paper References Contents K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  3. Information Society • A society in which: • The production and dissemination of information has become the most important economic activity • Change is a dominant feature • ICT is the basis for economic and social activities and has a steering role for further development (Boekhorst, 2003) K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  4. Patricia Senn Breivik, 2000 Knowledge Infrastructure Information Skills of Citizenry / Workforce / Staff Free Access to Information Sources Quality Information Sources K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  5. Required Information Skills • The ability • to handle information critically • to cope with information overload • to acquire new knowledge continuously, independently or as a member of a group (life long learning) • As a student • As a professional in the workplace • As a citizen in a democratic society • As an individual seeking personal development K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  6. Information Literacy • Information Literacy [ ….. ] is a prerequisite for participating effectively in the information society, and is part of the basic human right of life long learning.” (From: The Prague Declaration ‘Towards an Information Literate Society’, 2003) • The ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information(American Library Association, 1989) • Worked out as a framework of 5 main standards and 22 performance indicators and a large set of possible outcomes (behaviours) (ACRL, 2000) K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  7. IL Person in a Changing World Webber and Johnston, 2000 K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  8. IL Competency Standards ACRL (1) • The information literate student: • determines the nature and extent of the information needed • accesses needed information effectively and efficiently • evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system • individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose • understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.(ACRL, 2000) K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  9. International Standards • Adopted (and adapted) by many Libraries, Educational Institutions and several Professional Organisations • Adopted by UNESCO • IL initiatives in the Developing World • Translations in Dutch, Spanish, Greek K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  10. Basic IL Process (Cyclic) The information literate student: • ANALYSES the information need (problem analysis) • PLANS his / her research (Research Plan) • SEARCHES and RETRIEVES information • ORGANIZES and MANAGES information found • EVALUATES and SELECTS information • Draws CONCLUSIONS, CREATES new knowledge • COMMUNICATES his / her findings • REFLECTS on the research process • BEHAVESETHICALLY during the research process K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  11. IL as a Key Competence • Skills, knowledge, attitudes, • Closely related to other competencies / skills: • research skills • problem solving skills • creative and critical thinking skills • decision making skills • language and communication skills. • library skills • ICT (technology) skills K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  12. IL and the Concept of Filtering • Lack of IL-skills is an important mechanism hindering access to information and knowledge • IL competency standards explicitly and implicitly refer to “filtering” • Students will: • become aware that information is filtered • know which sources are available in a specific subject field • realise that some sources are not freely accessible • learn to distinguish between different filters • recognise when and how information is filtered • learn to filter (evaluate, select) sources and information in accordance with their information needs K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  13. Outline Paper (1) • Main question: • How relevant is the concept of information literacy in today’s workplace? • Method: • Desk Research • Point of departure: • The concept of information literacy as it is defined by the American Library Association(1989) and Association of College and Research Libraries (2000) K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  14. Outline Paper (2) • Types of sources used: • Previous research • Reports from the industry and (non-)governmental organisations which aim to define the competences needed by today’s employees • Research into the actual information handling skills of knowledge workers in businesses • Accounts of possible deficiencies in their information behaviour; • Accounts of information literacy training programmes in the workplace K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  15. Abell, Angela (2002), ‘Not soft but key: skills for agility’. TFPL Ltd., London. Online available at Website of TFPL American Library Association, Presidential Committee on Information Literacy (1989): Final Report. Chicago, American Library Association. 1989. Online available. Association of College and Research Libraries (2000), Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Chicago: ACRL. Online available as Pdf-document. Bawden, David (2001), ‘Information and digital literacies. A review of concepts.’ In: Journal of Documentation, 57, no.2 (March 2001), pp. 218-259. Online available as pdf-document. Boekhorst, Albert (Universiteit van Amsterdam, visiting professor University of Pretoria) ‘Over informatievaardig worden in het onderwijs’. Seminar 'Informatievaardigheden: van noodzakelijk kwaad tot basiscompetentie’. Georganiseerd door: Universiteit Leiden, de KB, de Haagse Hogeschool, de OB Den Haag en het Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum, ‘ (The Hague, 7-10-2002) Available online. Boekhorst, Albert K. (2003), ‘Becoming information literate in the Netherlands.’ In: LibraryReview, volume 52, nr.7, 2003, pp.298-309 Sources Used (1) K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  16. Sources Used (2) Breivik, Patricia Senn, ‘Information literacy and lifelong learning: The magical partnership.’ Keynote Address, Lifelong Learning Conference, Central Queensland University, 2000. Available online Bruce, Christine Susan (1997), ‘ Seven Faces of Information Literacy in Higher Education.’ Queensland University of Technology 1997. Online available Bruce, C.S. (1999), ‘Workplace experiences of information literacy.’ In: International Journal of Information Management, 19 (1999), p.33-p.47 Cheuk, Bonnie (2002), ‘Information Literacy in the Workplace Context: Issues, Best Practices and Challenges.’ July 2002. White Paper prepared for UNESCO, the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the National Forum on Information Literacy, for use at the Information Literacy Meeting of Experts, Prague, The Czech Republic.Online available Hepworth, Mark and Evans Wema, The design and implementation of an information literacy training course information behaviour research: a Tanzanian pilot study. In: Italics, Vol 5 Issue 1, January 2006. Online available K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  17. Sources Used (3) International ICT Literacy Panel, Digital Transformation. A Framework for ICT Literacy. May 2002. Online available Lloyd, Annemaree (2003), ‘Information literacy: the meta-competency of the knowledge economy? An exploratory paper.’ In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 35 (2), June 2003, pp.87-92. OECD, The knowledge-based economy. Paris 1996. Available online O’Sullivan, Carmel (2002), ‘Is information literacy relevant in the real world?’ In: Reference Services Review, Vol 30, nr.1, 2002, pp.7-14. The Prague Declaration ‘Towards an Information Literate Society’, by the Information Literacy Meeting of Experts organized by the US National Commission on Library and Information Science and the National Forum on Information Literacy with the support of UNESCO in Prague, the Czech Republic, from 20 to 23 September 2003. Available online K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  18. Sources Used (4) Rosenberg, Victor (2002, ‘Information Literacy and Small Business’. White Paper prepared for UNESCO, the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the National Forum on Information Literacy, for use at the Information Literacy Meeting of Experts, Prague, The Czech Republic, July 2002. Online available. Skov, A. & Skǽrbak, H. (2003). ‘Fighting an uphill battle: teaching information literacy in Danish institutions of higher education.’ Library Review, 52(7). TFPL, Knowledge and Information Management (K&IM) Competencies Framework. Online available. Webber, Sheila and Bill Johnston, ‘Conceptions of information literacy: new perspectives and implications’. Journal of Information Science, 26 (6) 2000, pp. 381–397 K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

  19. Sources Used (5) Werkgroep Normering Informatievaardigheden, Informatievaardigheden, Normen, competenties en gedragsindicatoren voor het hoger onderwijs. 2e Concept Nederlandse vertaling ACRL normen informatievaardigheden met een aanduiding van primair verantwoordelijkheid en prioriteiten. LOOWI, 10 maart 2005. Available Online Winterman, Vivienne, Val Skelton and Angela Abell (2003), ‘A new kind of worker.’ In: Library and Information Update Magazine, October, 2003. Online Available at the site of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals K. Moed - Presentation Filter Closing Event (Summary), Amsterdam, 10-2-2006

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