Bird, Nora J.

Information literacy for the workplace: a review of the literature and research

Information literacy research and standards were developed primarily for use in the academic disciplines. The concept, however, was born in the world of work, especially in science, technology, and medical fields. Workplaces and workforces are changing to due to the influence of globalization, use of information and communication technologies, and the reliance on teamwork. Information literacy research has examined the workplace and this paper presents the results of that work while posing possible new research avenues that might prosper with Chinese-American cooperation. Publish... Show more

Authors: Bird, Nora J.

Published: Greensboro, North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2016

Resource type: Conference

Physical description: 21 p. (paper) + [60] p. (presentation)

Access item: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?id=21432

Also called: Information literacy for the workplace: a review of the literature and research proposal

Conference name: National Conference on Information Literacy

Date: 2016

Place: Zhenjiang, China

Notes: This is not the final version. Reprinted with permission. Figures and/or pictures may be missing from this version of the document. The slides from this presentation may be found at: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21293

Document number: TD/TNC 128.671

Subjects: Literacy Employment Skills and knowledge Teaching and learning Research

Keywords: Information literacy Workplace Workplace change Competence Education and training needs Pedagogics Teacher training Literature review Research needs

Geographic subjects: United States North America

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