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

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Facet, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxx, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 028.7
• Soggetto topico: Information literacy - Social aspects; Information literacy - Political aspects; Citizenship; Democracy; Library science - Social aspects; Library science - Political aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): GoldsteinStéphane
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Informed societies
• ISBN: 1783303921; 9781783303922
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822122903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II