This Open Access book combines expertise in information literacy with
expertise in education and teaching to share tips and tricks for the
development of good information literacy teaching and training in
universities and libraries. It draws on research, knowledge and
pedagogical practice from academia, to teach students how to sift
through information to be able to distinguish the important and correct
from the unusable. It discusses basic concepts and models of information
literacy, as well as strategies for accessing, locating and retrieving
information and methods suitable for the assessment and management of
information. The book explains many concepts connected to information
literacy and discusses pedagogical issues with a view to supporting the
practitioner. Each chapter examines one aspect of information literacy,
discusses the pedagogical challenges involved and provides suggestions
for best practice.
Open Access book Springer
