Situating information literacy in the disciplines

Robert Farrell (Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, USA)
William Badke (Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada)

Reference Services Review

ISSN: 0090-7324

Publication date: 8 June 2015

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to consider the current barriers to situating in the disciplines and to offer a possible strategy for so doing.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reviews current challenges facing librarians who seek to situate information literacy in the disciplines and offers and practical model for those wishing to do so. Phenomenographic evidence from disciplinary faculty focus groups is presented in the context of the model put forward.

Findings

Disciplinary faculty do not have generic conceptions of information literacy but rather understand information-related behaviors as part of embodied disciplinary practice.

Practical implications

Librarians dissatisfied with traditional forms of generic information literacy instruction marketing will find a method by which to place ownership on information literacy in the hands of disciplinary faculty.

Originality/value

The article offers a unique analysis of the challenges facing current information literacy specialists and a new approach for integrating information literacy in the disciplines.

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Citation

Farrell, R. and Badke, W. (2015), "Situating information literacy in the disciplines", Reference Services Review, Vol. 43 No. 2, pp. 319-340. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-11-2014-0052

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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