Thursday, January 05, 2006

Information literacy in the library & information curriculum

In 2005 I reported that I had been invited to be part of a group of European library and information school educators who were aiming to write a chapter about "Information literacy and learning" in the curriculum of library and information science (LIS) students. This was part of a European project looking at some core areas of the curriculum, especially in the light of the Bologna Process (harmonising certain aspects of higher education in the European Union). My Group was led by Sirje Virkus. There was a virtual discussion (involving a wider range of people) and then a 2-day conference in August.

The book has now been published virtually and can be downloaded in full as a pdf. The reference for our chapter is:
Virkus, S., Boekhorst, A. K., Gomez-Hernandez J.A., Skov, A. and Webber, S. (2005) “Information literacy and learning.” In: Kajberg, L. and Lørring, L. (Eds) European Curriculum: Reflections on Library and Information Science Education. pp65-83. Copenhagen: The Royal School of Library and Information Science.
http://biblis.db.dk/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/db.leikaj05

On the front cover is a photo of us all at the conference and I'm 3rd from the right in front, in brown, with Sirje just behind me and to the left.