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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822122903321

Titolo

Informed societies : why information literacy matters for citizenship, participation and democracy / / edited by Stéphane Goldstein [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Facet, , 2020

ISBN

1783303921

9781783303922

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

028.7

Soggetti

Information literacy - Social aspects

Information literacy - Political aspects

Citizenship

Democracy

Library science - Social aspects

Library science - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Feb 2020).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Information literacy in the digital age: why critical digital literacy matters for democracy / Gianfranco Polizzi -- The discourses of power, information and literacy / Andrew Whitworth -- What intellectual empathy can offer information literacy education / Andrea Baer -- The 'post-truth' world, misinformation, and information literacy: a perspective from cognitive science / Stephan Lewandowsky -- Media and information literacy: intersection and evolution, a brief history / Jesús Lau and Alton Grizzle -- Information literacy and national policy making / John Crawford -- Information literacy as a growth pillar for a fledgling democracy / Reggie Raju, Glynnis Johnson and Zanele Majebe -- Information literacy and the societal imperative of information discernment / Geoff Walton, Jamie Barker, Matthew Pointon, Martin Turner and Andrew Wilkinson -- Libraries and democracy: complementarity in a regime of truth / Hilary Yerbury and Maureen Henninger -- Scottish public libraries welcome Syrian new Scots: a transition from being a refugee to becoming an active part of the



community / Konstantina Martzoukou -- Information literacy, lifelong learning and the needs of an ageing population / Bill Johnston.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explains how and why information literacy can help to foster critical thinking and discerning attitudes, enabling citizens to play an informed role in society and its democratic processes.