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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Book Launch Event: Information Literacy Through Theory

  • 1.  Book Launch Event: Information Literacy Through Theory

    Posted Jan 05, 2024 06:42 AM

    [Apologies for cross-posting]

    I'm pleased to announce the online book launch to mark the publication of our recent co-edited volume, Information Literacy through Theory! Please join co-editors, Alison Hicks, Annemaree Lloyd and Ola Pilerot, who will be accompanied by a handful of chapter authors, to discuss the book, our writing process and future directions for theorising information literacy. The free event will be held online on Wednesday 24th January at 7pm UK, and is open to all. Please register using the following link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/events/2024/jan/online-ias-book-launch-information-literacy-through-theory

    In this edited volume, Hicks, Lloyd and Pilerot provide an approachable introduction to theory development and use within information literacy research. Recognising that significant theoretical gaps remain, even as information literacy grows in importance, Information Literacy Through Theory provides a space for key theorists in the field to discuss, interrogate and reflect on the applicability of theory within information literacy research, as well as the implications for this work within a variety of contexts. Each chapter considers a particular theory as its focal point, from democracy to embodiment to positioning theory, and unpacks what assumptions the theory makes about key concepts and the ways in which the theory enables or constrains our understanding of information literacy.

    https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/information-literacy-through-theory/?k=9781783305896



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    Amanda Folk
    Head, Department of Teaching and Learning
    The Ohio State University
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