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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809043703321

Autore

Grey Duncan

Titolo

Getting the buggers to find out [[electronic resource] ] : information skills and learning how to learn / / Duncan Grey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2008

ISBN

1-282-87535-3

9786612875359

1-4411-6159-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Getting the Buggers

Disciplina

028.7071

370.152

Soggetti

Information literacy - Study and teaching

Information resources - Evaluation - Study and teaching

Computer network resources - Evaluation - Study and teaching

Information retrieval - Study and teaching

Teachers - In-service training

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-184) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Why is information literacy important?; 2 Information literacy across the curriculum; 3 The 20 main skills of information literacy; 4 Methodical strategies; 5 Practical strategies for implementation in your school; 6 Using your Resources Centre and your librarian; 7 Search engines and computer skills; 8 Taking part in the global conversation; Further reading; Appendix 1 Information literacy and the National Literacy Strategy; Appendix 2 Questions and decisions 1; Appendix 3 Questions and decisions 2; Appendix 4 Define the task

Appendix 5 Problem solving: the SWOT analysisAppendix 6 Identifying sources; Appendix 7 Selecting sources; Appendix 8 Evaluating material; Appendix 9 The argument table; Appendix 10 Evaluation; Appendix 11 Which model suits us best?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There is a necessary balance between knowledge and knowing how to find out - between having the key facts in your head, having the understanding of how to use them, and having the skill to draw on



extra resources too. Information literacy is as important as traditional reading literacy and it incorporates a wide range of skills which are essential in the modern world. Many of the skills already feature in the curriculum, though because they are not usually brought together, too often there is no coherent approach to how they are learned. They are relevant to every teacher and every pupil; they