Models

UK IL models and the ACRL IL competency standards

Want an update on what is happening in the UK in relation to IL models?  Then read Justine Martin’s report which highlights four UK models of Information Literacy and compares them with the ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards.  Martin, J. L. (2013) “Learning from Recent British Information Literacy Models: A Report to ACRL’s Information Literacy […]

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Three spheres of Information Literacy by Geoff Walton

I introduced the controversial ‘Three spheres of information literacy’ theory at LILAC in 2010 and gave my own interpretation of their relative importance as observed from my research. This year at LILAC I asked delegates who attended my talk (20) to note how they viewed the three spheres see http://www.flickr.com/photos/humpydemon/ for pics. I then asked lis-infoliteracy

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RDF Information Literacy Lens consultation – feedback by 13 April 2012

The Vitae Researcher Development Framework provides an overarching framework to support researchers in identifying the wide range of knowledge, behaviours and attributes of excellent researchers. Lenses on the Vitae Researcher Development have been developed to focus on the knowledge, behaviours and attributes that are developed by researchers and that can be acquired through or used

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SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy – new lens now available

On behalf of SCONUL, Alsion McKenzie and Helen Howard have produced two new lens to the SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy.  They are available from: The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy through a Digital Literacy lens, updated January 2012 The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy through an Open Content lens, 2011

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