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AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

An Historical Perspective on Information Literacy Instruction for Young People

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Andrew K. Shenton’s latest paper in the Journal of Information Literacy, “The Early Development of Information Literacy Instruction for Young People as Revealed by Six Volumes” explores the history of Information Literacy in school-aged children. Here, Andrew talks to us about the process of writing this paper and the research undertaken. You can read Andrew’s […]

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School Libraries Caught in the Genrefication Craze: RIP Melvil!

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Sarah Pavey, our Schools Librarian representative, explores the debate around library classification systems in schools, asking the immortal question: to Dewey, or not to Dewey? Over the last few weeks there has been an interesting debate on a school librarian’s forum concerning arranging resources by topic, theme or genre rather than using a classic classification

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All Change Ahead for School Librarians: The Labour Party’s Education Policy and its Potential Impact

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Sarah Pavey, our School Librarian representative, looks at how the new Education Policy may impact school librarians. Following the 2024 UK general election, the Labour Party now will be putting the pledges in its manifesto into practice. Indeed, it has laid out a series of ambitious aims for education reform. While not explicitly mentioning school

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