Information Literacy in the Workplace

About the author

Dr Marc Forster is a librarian at the University of West London, looking after the needs of the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare. His research interests include information literacy’s role in learning and in the performance of the professional role. Contributors: Christine S. Bruce, Professor, Information Systems School, Queensland University of Technology Bonnie Cheuk, Executive, Euroclear Stéphane Goldstein, Executive Director, InformAll Annemaree Lloyd, Professor, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås Stephen Roberts, Associate Professor, Information Management, University of West London Elham Sayyad Abdi, Associate Lecturer, Information Systems School, Queensland University of Technology Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian for University of the Pacific Libraries in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Stockton, California, USA Andrew Whitworth, Director of Teaching and Learning Strategy, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester

Summary

This book explains how information literacy is essential to the contemporary workplace and is fundamental to competent, ethical and evidence-based practice.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marc Forster (Editor), Marc (University of West London) Forster (Editor), Forster Marc (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2017
• EAN: 9781783301324
• ISBN: 978-1-78330-132-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 152 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Information Management, Office Management, Knowledge Management, Information Retrieval, Organizational theory & behaviour, Management: leadership and motivation, Library and information services, Adult education, continuous learning, Organizational theory and behaviour, Library, Archive & Information Management, Academic & specialist libraries, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Library Skills, Information retrieval and access