Seven faces of information literacy
A little experiment, using Christine Bruce’s seven faces of information literacy model, which deserves wider attention, I think. (Publishing with an academic press in Australia, alas, doesn’t get people quite the exposure here in the States that it often should!)
Anyway, here’s the experiment: if you’re in 5433 and reading this blog because you’re trying to get a handle on the class that starts on Monday the 20th, please comment on what you think of her model here. (It may or may not be directly related to the class work: it’s more of an added bonus, in that I think everybody in the profession, whether or not they’re going to hold the title of “instructional librarian”, should be aware of perspectives beyond the ACRL standards, so it’s definitely worth your scanning.) I’m expecting at least one comment: but let’s see what happens!
Well, okay, I’ve just been advised that the Bruce paper link is currently not functioning. Not quite the comment I had in mind!
I found Bruce’s article very thought provoking. My personal bias (perhaps even weakness) since beginning the MSKM program is to view information literacy almost exclusively in terms of Bruce’s category one, the ability to use information technology for information retrieval and communication.
In my previous career my focus was divided fairly equally between Bruce’s category two, being able to find information located in information sources, and category three, information as a process.
The thought provoking aspect of the article is trying to contextualize and find ways in which Bruce’s categories 4-7 might fit into my life. But, whether or not I am able to personally identify with these latter categories, I find the model itself a helpful one. I’m put in mind of the way in which I found Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory a helpful way to understand different learning styles even though I personally did not identify with all of them.
Doc Martens:
I look forward to lurking on your blog (like a typical user) & following your Design & Implementation class this fall. I’m anxious to see what kinds of projects they devise.
Well, here’s another comment I didn’t expect! Tim, thanks to your cohort last year, I’m hoping that this year’s class will be able to do even cooler things!