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(2012), "2011 Awards for Excellence", Library Review, Vol. 61 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/lr.2012.03561aaa.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2011 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: Library Review, Volume 61, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for Library Review
“Making information literacy relevant”
Andrew K. ShentonMonkseaton High School, Monkseaton, UK
Megan FitzgibbonsMcGill University, Montreal Canada
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the problems of a one size fits all approach to information literacy (IL) teaching, and consider how to make the experience more relevant to the learner.Design/methodology/approach - The paper provides a discussion based on an extensive analysis of the literature.Findings -- Isolated rote learning, without any self-motivation on the part of the learner, will limit the degree to which information skills can be applied in other situations. If lifelong learning is the true goal of IL education, information specialists are ideally placed to impart skills that go beyond the ostensibly limited relevance (from a student’s perspective) of academic assignments.Research limitations/implications - The paper discusses alternative approaches to the teaching of IL based on a review of the literature. It offers new models for consideration for IL practitioners.Originality/value - The paper discusses the role of the learner and their motivation and how librarians can make IL training more relevant to the individual. As such should be of interest to practitioners in educational institutions of all kinds.
Keywords: Information literacy, Learning styles, Youth, Motivation (psychology)
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00242531011031151
This article originally appeared in Volume 59 Number 3, 2010, pp. 165-74, Library Review
The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award
“Classification of Islamic literature in Pakistani libraries: a survey”
Haroon Idrees and Khalid Mahmood
This article originally appeared in Volume 59 Number 3, 2010, Library Review
“Assessing the digital divide in a Jordanian academic library”
Othman Obeidat and Paul Genoni
This article originally appeared in Volume 59 Number 6, 2010, Library Review
“A review of biological deterioration of library materials and possible control strategies in the tropics”
Olubanke M. Bankole
This article originally appeared in Volume 59 Number 6, 2010, Library Review