Paper Info
Title
Discourse And Practice In Information Literacy And Information Seeking: Gaps And Opportunities
Abstract
Introduction. This paper argues for increased research consideration of the conceptual overlap between information seeking and information literacy, and for scholarly attention to theory-based empirical research that has potential value to practitioners.Method. The paper reviews information seeking and information literacy research, and highlights the exceptional research of Louise Limberg and her colleagues, as well as that of Carol Kuhlthau, both of whom have integrated the concepts of information seeking and information literacy into theoretically strong research that has significant practical value. The paper also identifies a disconnect between practitioners' and scholars' conceptions of information literacy.Conclusions. Scholars have a collective responsibility to support practice with theory and research findings that speak to the range of practical challenges experienced in the workplace.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2011
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
meta analysis,educational research,discourse analysis,information literacy
Field
DocType
Volume
Scholarship,Sociology,Information seeking,Knowledge management,Information literacy,Collective responsibility,Discourse analysis,Educational research,Vocabulary,Empirical research
Journal
16
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
1368-1613
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.55
8
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Heidi Julien140.55
Kirsty Williamson2478.80