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Designing information literacy: teaching, collaborating and growing

Alessia Zanin‐Yost (Research & Instruction, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA)

New Library World

ISSN: 0307-4803

Article publication date: 29 September 2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a methodology for the development of a plan to incorporate information literacy education into interior design programs in higher education.

Design/methodology/approach

After providing background information about the role of the liaison to the interior design department, the process of the project implementation is described in detail. The project demonstrates how students learned to move beyond a mere ability to access information.

Findings

The project demonstrated that in order for students to acquire critical thinking skills, both librarian and faculty must determine what skills the students should master throughout their program. Students' work showed that information literacy produces better results when it is applied in stages and with objects that build on previous skills.

Originality/value

The research fills a gap in the published literature, which offers limited resources on how information literacy is taught, used and assessed in the interior design discipline.

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Citation

Zanin‐Yost, A. (2012), "Designing information literacy: teaching, collaborating and growing", New Library World, Vol. 113 No. 9/10, pp. 448-461. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074801211273920

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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