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Theorising Information Literacy: Opportunities and Constraints
Time:
Tuesday, 31/Oct/2023:
9:30am - 11:00am
Location:Epernay, 1st Floor, Novotel
Presentations
ID: 210 / [Single Presentation of ID 210]: 1 Panels 90 minutes Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Information Literacy (media and information literacy; digital literacy; multiple literacies) Keywords: Information literacy, Theory, Theoretical Frameworks, Theory Development
Theorising Information Literacy: Opportunities and Constraints
Alison Hicks1, Ola Pilerot2, Arthur Coelho Bezerra3, Marco Schneider3, Jutta Haider2, Noora Hirvonen4, Veronica Johansson2
1University College London, UK; 2University of Boras, Sweden; 3Brazilian Institute of Information in Science & Technology, Brazil; 4University of Oulu, Finland
Information literacy research is growing in importance but has been critiqued for remaining focused on practical topics of interest and attainment approaches to practice. Prior attempts to conceptualise information literacy have further often taken place without a comprehensive understanding of the ontological or epistemological foundations of theoretical work. The aim of this panel is to critically examine theory development and use within information literacy research through discussing the ways in which critical, sociomaterial and discursive theoretical approaches both enable and constrain understandings of information literacy, including how it happens and how it shapes social life. Providing a space to discuss and reflect on the impact of theory on information literacy scholarship, this panel creates a focal point for researchers, practitioners and students interested in the construction and advancement of conceptually rich information literacy research and practice.
