The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research: Perspectives, Methods and Techniques

Annemaree Lloyd

doi:10.29085/9781783304073

The last 46 years have witnessed a deep and continued interest in information literacy. This interest has resulted in an extensive range of research being undertaken and a burgeoning corpus of literature created by academic researchers, library practitioners and other researchers who explore information literacy through their own disciplinary lens. The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research is a landmark publication that will develop and support readers’ understanding of how information literacy research and teaching is framed, developed and produced. Written by a leading expert in the field, it introduces and describes the key approaches taken by qualitative researchers, identifying core and specialist methods, techniques and theories. In each chapter, examples will illustrate how theory, types of pedagogical frameworks, methods and tools have been used. Coverage includes:

theory and key concepts of information literacy
social theory framework and their application to information literacy research
exploration of the pedagogical frameworks that inform information literacy
a range of qualitative methods that shape information literacy research
data collection techniques
research design.

This book will be valuable to researchers in information literacy, students who are developing or undertaking research or simply interested in identifying approaches to information literacy and practitioners who want to investigate the practice of information literacy to create an evidence base to support information literacy in their workplaces or institutions.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

Figures
pp ix-x

Foreword
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research
pp xv-xxii

Chapter 1 - Situating Information Literacy Research
pp 1-18

Chapter 2 - Informing Information Literacy Research
pp 19-32

Chapter 3 - Framing Information Literacy as an Educational Practice for Research. Learning Theories and Models
pp 33-54

Chapter 4 - Qualitative Methods in Information Literacy Research
pp 55-78

Chapter 5 - Collecting Data About Information Literacy: Data Collection Techniques
pp 79-96

Chapter 6 - Planning for Research
pp 97-118

Chapter 7 - Qualitatively Speaking and Doing Information Literacy Research
pp 119-126

References
pp 127-146

Index
pp 147-152

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