To understand the importance of information literacy (IL) it needs to be considered against the backdrop of us living in what I have called an ‘inforoment’ (information environment). To truly
Have the skills required to be considered information literate changed as a result of technological advances? Or is it more a case of there are just more places to find
When I was a child in primary school, I think that teachers would have had an easier time answering this than teachers of today. Teaching literacy meant ensuring that s
I have been working on an analogy that I think I am finally ready to share. Teacher Librarians (TL) are the diamond within a school setting, or at least they
My very first blog shared my thoughts on what the role of a Teacher Librarian (TL) was and I freely admitted that it was a naïve and simplistic view. According
After watching Karen Bonanno’s 2011 speech at ASLA and reading her 2015 article on the same topic – A profession at the tipping point – I have to answer the
I think having a broader understanding of the information landscape (IL) is important as it is the space in which we work, live and socialise. We need to not just
What does information society mean? I feel the need to personally define both words: I classify information as any data that has meaning for the recipient (check out my blog
Reading Floridi’s (2007) article, ‘A look into the future impact of ICT on our lives’ gave me pause to consider, as I often do, the type of world that will
My thoughts after reading the following: Chapter 3 – Case, D. (2006). The concept of information. In Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs and behaviour, pp. 40-65. 2nd
The word ‘information’ changes what it means based on the user and the context. Before reading, I would have said, “information is the communication of data” which means I ascribe
The role of a Teacher Librarian (TL) is certainly complex and one that I had not spent significant time pondering prior to considering it as the next step in my
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