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UNINA9910822122903321 |
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Titolo |
Informed societies : why information literacy matters for citizenship, participation and democracy / / edited by Stéphane Goldstein [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Facet, , 2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxx, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Information literacy - Social aspects |
Information literacy - Political aspects |
Citizenship |
Democracy |
Library science - Social aspects |
Library science - Political aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Feb 2020). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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community / Konstantina Martzoukou -- Information literacy, lifelong learning and the needs of an ageing population / Bill Johnston. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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