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Information literacy landscapes: an emerging picture
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Purpose To describe the various landscapes in which information literacy has been explored and to propose new ways of thinking about information literacy. Design/methodology/approach Draws on constructivist‐influenced grounded theory method employed during doctoral research into information literacy practices of firefighters. Findings Information‐literate people are more usefully described as being engaged, enabled, enriched and embodied. Information literacy is conceptualized through this research as a way of knowing. The revised and extended definition is a more appropriate one to underpin an emerging ontological perspective on information literacy and to foster an understanding of information literacy as a meta‐competency. Research limitations/implications The research was limited to an in‐depth exploration of one professional group in one geographic location over 18 months. Practical implications The provision of a broader definition of the information literacy and the illustration of how information is perceived in a variety of concepts broadens librarians' and educators' understanding of information literacy. It offers librarians and educators a different way of thinking about information literacy. Originality/value This paper reports and expands upon original doctoral research of significance to information professionals and educators.
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“An outcome of information literacy is the ability to know what there is in a landscape, and to draw meaning from our engagement with and experience of information (Lloyd, 2006).”
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- Authors
- Lloyd, A.
- Venue
- Journal of Documentation
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2006-09-01
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 570-583
- ISSN
- 0022-0418 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2049221684
- Cited by
- 287
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 14
- FWCI
- 56.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Documentation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Information Science and Libraries
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information
- Keywords
- information literacy, firefighters, meta-competencies, ontological perspective, librarianship, information education
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