Information Literacy through Theory

doi:10.29085/9781783305919

Information literacy research is growing in importance, as evidenced by the steady increase in dissertations and research papers in this area. However, significant theoretical gaps remain.

Information Literacy Through Theory provides an approachable introduction to theory development and use within information literacy research. It provides a space for key theorists in the field to discuss, interrogate and reflect on the applicability of theory within information literacy research, as well as the implications for this work within a variety of contexts. Each chapter considers a particular theory as its focal point, from information literacy and the social to information literacy through an equity mindset, and unpacks what assumptions the theory makes about key concepts and the ways in which the theory enables or constrains our understanding of information literacy.

This book will provide a focal point for researchers, practitioners and students interested in the creation and advancement of conceptually rich information literacy research and practice.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction: Themes, Patterns and Connections
pp xiii-xxvi
- By Alison Hicks, Annemaree Lloyd, Ola Pilerot
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1 - Democracy and Information Literacy
pp 1-26
- By John Buschman
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2 - Information Literacy and the Social: Applying a Practice Theory View to Information Literacy
pp 27-38
- By Annemaree Lloyd
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3 - Information Literacy in a Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Perspective
pp 39-56
- By Noora Hirvonen
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4 - The Radical and the Radioactive: Grasping the Roots of Theoretically Informed Praxis in Brazilian Studies on Critical Information Literacy
pp 57-70
- By Arthur Coelho Bezerra, Marco Schneider
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5 - Locating Information Literacy within Discursive Encounters: A Conversation with Positioning Theory
pp 71-90
- By Alison Hicks
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6 - Plural Agonistics
pp 91-110
- By Johanna Rivano Eckerdal
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7 - Critical Literacy and Critical Design
pp 111-130
- By Veronica Johansson
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8 - Information Literacy Through an Equity Mindset
pp 131-148
- By Amanda L. Folk
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9 - Sociomateriality
pp 149-164
- By Jutta Haider, Olof Sundin
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10 - Surfacing the Body: Embodiment, Site and Source
pp 165-182
- By Annemaree Lloyd
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11 - Variation Theory: Researching Information Literacy Through the Lens of Learning
pp 183-196
- By Clarence Maybee
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12 - Information Literacy: What Consciousness and Cognition Can Teach Us
pp 197-214
- By John Budd
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13 - Information Literacy Theorised Through Institutional Ethnography
pp 215-232
- By Ola Pilerot
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Conclusion: Alerting Us to Difference
pp 233-240
- By Alison Hicks, Annemaree Lloyd, Ola Pilerot
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Index
pp 241-245
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xii

Introduction: Themes, Patterns and Connections
pp xiii-xxvi

1 - Democracy and Information Literacy
pp 1-26

2 - Information Literacy and the Social: Applying a Practice Theory View to Information Literacy
pp 27-38

3 - Information Literacy in a Nexus of Practice: A Mediated Discourse Perspective
pp 39-56

4 - The Radical and the Radioactive: Grasping the Roots of Theoretically Informed Praxis in Brazilian Studies on Critical Information Literacy
pp 57-70

5 - Locating Information Literacy within Discursive Encounters: A Conversation with Positioning Theory
pp 71-90

6 - Plural Agonistics
pp 91-110

7 - Critical Literacy and Critical Design
pp 111-130

8 - Information Literacy Through an Equity Mindset
pp 131-148

9 - Sociomateriality
pp 149-164

10 - Surfacing the Body: Embodiment, Site and Source
pp 165-182

11 - Variation Theory: Researching Information Literacy Through the Lens of Learning
pp 183-196

12 - Information Literacy: What Consciousness and Cognition Can Teach Us
pp 197-214

13 - Information Literacy Theorised Through Institutional Ethnography
pp 215-232

Conclusion: Alerting Us to Difference
pp 233-240

Index
pp 241-245

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