Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning. Policy Issues, the Workplace, Health and Public Libraries

✍ Scribed by John Crawford and Christine Irving (Auth.)

Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 299
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyrights, Page iv
List of figures and tables, Page xi
List of abbreviations, Pages xiii-xv
Acknowledgements, Pages xvii-xviii
Preface, Pages xix-xxi
About the authors, Pages xxii-xxiii
About the contributors, Page xxv
1 - Background to information policy: a brief historical introduction, Pages 3-10
2 - Information literacy policy within the wider context of information policy, Pages 11-33
3 - Relevant policy documents both from within and beyond the LIS profession, Pages 35-58
4 - Recognising information literacy as an early-years’ issue, Pages 59-86
5 - The challenge of the work environment, Pages 89-120
6 - The Scottish Government Library: a case study, Pages 121-153
7 - Information literacy in health management: supporting the public in their quest for health information, Pages 155-176
8 - Employability, informal learning and the role of the public library, Pages 177-210
9 - Value and impact, Pages 211-245
10 - Review and issues for the future, Pages 249-260
References, Pages 261-282
Index, Pages 283-292

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