Metaliteracy in Academic Libraries

2019 ◽  
pp. 246-264
Author(s):  
Shiva Kanaujia Sukula
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Stepping Stones ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Jawaharlal Nehru

Metaliteracy is very significant as it recognizes the conventional information skills. The framework of metaliteracy is staged on information literacy including new facets. The relevance of metaliteracy for the students is crucial in developing meta-literate learners. Discerning the goals and various learning objectives are concrete competencies and metaliteracy for the learning are the basic components. The elements of information literacy have been associated with social media in recent times. Digital literacy is accompanied with visual literacy as well as cyberliteracy in developing the metaliteracy resources and environment. In this current age, where the information has its own value in all the known and unknown contexts, the research is based on retrospective and the latest information. The discussion on the application of metaliteracy in learning and stake-holders considers as a reflective space with the analytical and observational thinking for the learning. The role of the librarian is instrumental while the creation of content takes place keeping the metaliteracy aspects in planning. The experiences of networked information, as well as engagement of students, are the stepping stones for the creation of learning spaces. The role of the learner as participants, contributor and metaliteracy and learner-centered design is associated with metaliteracy and course-design. In this context, the metaliteracy assignments are significant, the metaliteracy assignments are kind of a method to motivate the learners and find out hidden knowledge. The chapter provides an example of the Case of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. It discusses the methods applied at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for inducing information literacy and metaliteracy among the scholars to include various training programs, workshops, etc. The details of various activities are discussed as various training programs which are focused on educating the users about library resources, accessing them, etc.

Software Literacy

2018 ◽  
pp. 7539-7548
Author(s):  
Elaine Khoo ◽  
Craig Hight
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Software Packages

Software is not neutral. It comes with social and cultural assumptions that afford particular actions while constraining others. The notion of software literacy is emerging as one way to conceptualise the repertoires of skills and understandings needed for people to be critical and creative users of software packages and systems in a software saturated culture. This conceptual model is a response to current digital literacy frameworks which do not identify the implications of the choice of software on what can be achieved. Studies on information literacy and on ways of mastering software have tended to ignore the role of software itself. The study of software is only now emerging as a field of study. This contribution argues for the relevancy of software literacy as part of understanding the ways people engage with software and how its affordances influences knowledge representation, generation and critique. It will define the term and set out three progressive tiers of development towards software literacy.

Hidden Greenlands

2011 ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Frank Menchaca
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
College And University ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Classroom Assignment ◽  
Age Studies ◽  
Specific Learning

This chapter considers the role of libraries and educational publishers in the information age. Studies show that, for most college and university students, the trigger for research remains the classroom assignment. Tasks associated with specific learning objectives—writing a paper, preparing an interpretive reading, engaging in historical or statistical analysis—still motivate students to engage in research. What has changed is the fact that students no longer rely on librarians, libraries, or traditional publishers for information resources. They go directly to search engines. Today’s learners are, however, quickly overwhelmed and, despite being “digital natives,” struggle to evaluate information and organize it to build ideas. The ability of publishers, librarians, and libraries to address this issue will determine their relevancy in the 21st century and, perhaps, the success of students themselves in the information age. This chapter reviews a wide variety of literature and experiential data on information literacy, findability, metadata, and use of library resources and proposes how all players can re-think their roles.

scholarly journals Working in partnership to embed Information & Digital Literacy Skills into TeenTech events and Awards to empower pupils, teachers and librarians

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Jones
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
New Information ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Uk

This paper discusses the partnership that Cilip’s Information Literacy Group (ILG) in the UK has been developing over the last 18 months with TeenTech, an award winning, industry led initiative that focuses on helping teenagers understand the career opportunities available within Science, Education and Technology. It focuses on the role of the ILG’s School Representative as co-ordinator of a team of school librarians and university specialists who were tasked with; supporting the group’s new Information Literacy Award creating resources and opportunities to encourage teacher and pupil use of libraries, and with supporting pupil development of information and digital literacy skills within the area of science, engineering and technology across all of the award categories.

scholarly journals Marketing and Building Relations in Digital Academic Library: Overview of Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Kanaujia Sukula ◽  
Parveen Babbar
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
User Community ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Jawaharlal Nehru ◽  
Library Collections

Though the concepts of marketing and public relations are interrelated yet the example of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Central Library reflects how these have been walking hand-in-hand together to maximise the usage of library collections and keep the users well-informed. The paper discusses about the various practices taking place at Central Library which have been customised and functioning as tools of marketing. The in-depth analysis of these practices and services has been showing the endeavors in the direction of building relations with user community to achieve optimum use of library resources, specially the digital kinds.DOI: 10.14429/djlit.36.3.9755

Software Literacy

2019 ◽  
pp. 1521-1531
Author(s):  
Elaine Khoo ◽  
Craig Hight
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Software Packages

Software is not neutral. It comes with social and cultural assumptions that afford particular actions while constraining others. The notion of software literacy is emerging as one way to conceptualize the repertoires of skills and understandings needed for people to be critical and creative users of software packages and systems in a software saturated culture. This conceptual model is a response to current digital literacy frameworks which do not identify the implications of the choice of software on what can be achieved. Studies on information literacy and on ways of mastering software have tended to ignore the role of software itself. The study of software is only now emerging as a field of study. This contribution argues for the relevancy of software literacy as part of understanding the ways people engage with software and how its affordances influences knowledge representation, generation, and critique. It will define the term and set out three progressive tiers of development towards software literacy.

The Role of the School Library in Empowering Visually Impaired Children With Lifelong Information Literacy Skills

2018 ◽  
pp. 245-271
Author(s):  
Iwu-James Juliana ◽  
Roland Izuagbe ◽  
Victoria Itsekor ◽  
Michael Opeoluwa Fagbohun ◽  
Aderonke Asaolu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Libraries provide the platform on which successful education systems are built through the provision of access to information. The ability to provide equal and nondiscriminatory access to library resources and services is the hallmark of modern librarianship. School libraries must be prepared to serve children with specific disabilities, such as visually impaired students who will need special types of technology and other specialized services. This preparation is even more important with the push for inclusion and the corresponding increase in children with disabilities attending regular (vs. specialized) schools and utilizing the school library resources. Thus, this chapter examines the role of school libraries in empowering visually impaired children with lifelong information literacy skills as a part of inclusive education.

scholarly journals Former à la traduction multimodale

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Sophie Léchauguette
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Visual Space ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Original Language ◽  
Translator Training ◽  
International Distribution ◽  
The Creation

Many books designed for international distribution combine text blocks and images. Their layout offers hybrid messages organized on the visual space of a double page. Texts both in the original language and in translation must fit into limited spaces or boxes positioned around illustrations. Thus, translators practice multimodal translation, writing texts that preserve or enhance the cohesion between visual and textual messages. This skill requires some training. Unfortunately, while theoretical writings on pragmatic translation acknowledge its intersemiotic nature, few training programs address this aspect. The creation of a course on multimodal translation would be a valued addition to any translator training program. The concept of a hybrid translation unit offers a way of structuring material to introduce both intersemiotic and multimodal translation in professional curricula. The author draws on her professional experience to discuss the role of illustrations in grasping meaning through practical examples. She suggests generalizable translation strategies to strengthen text-image cohesion, or even generate text from images alone, while adapting the book in translation to its intended readership.

India: Yuri Nasenko: Jawaharlal Nehru and India's Foreign Policy. Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 1977, 351p., Rs. 75.

1979 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Indian Politics ◽  
British Raj ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Jawaharlal Nehru

INDIA: yuri nasenko: Jawaharlal Nehru and India's Foreign Policy. INDIA: s.r. mehrotra: The Commonwealth and the Nation. INDIA: arun kumar banerji: India and Britain 1947-68: The Evolution of Post-Colonial Relations. INDIA: anima bose: Mahatma Gandhi—A Contemporary Perspective. INDIA: j.d. sethi: Gandhi Today. INDIA: b.r. nanda: Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj. INDIA: k.c. choudhry: Role of Religion in Indian Politics (1900-1925). INDIA: h.s bhatia, Ed.: Origin and Development of Legal and Political System in India: Volume III. INDIA: centre for development studies, trivandrum: Poverty, Unemployment and Development Policy: A Case Study of Selected Issues with Reference to Kerala. INDIA: mark holmstrom: South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and their World.

scholarly journals A magyar települési könyvtárakban dolgozó könyvtárosok digitális kompetenciájának állapota: egy országos reprezentatív vizsgálat eredményei

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Mária Eszenyiné Borbély
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Library Development

A tanulmány a Múzeumi és könyvtári fejlesztések mindenkinek „Az én könyvtáram” EFOP-3.3.3.-VEKOP/16-2016-00001 projekt keretében lefolytatott vizsgálat eredményeit ismerteti. A projekt többek között arra keresi a választ, hogy mi lehet a könyvtárosok szerepe a közkönyvtárakban a tanulást támogató könyvtári szolgáltatások megvalósításában, elsősorban a digitális írástudás, információs műveltség fejlesztésében. Ez a fajta könyvtáros szerepvállalás feltételezi, hogy a könyvtárosok rendelkeznek a feladatellátáshoz kívánatos digitális kompetenciával és egyéb szükséges készségekkel. Ahhoz, hogy reálisan értékelhessük a helyzetet, fel kell térképeznünk a könyvtárosok digitális kompetenciáinak szintjét. A pályázat megteremtette egy országos reprezentatív felmérés lebonyolításnak lehetőségét, melynek eredményeként mélységeiben sikerült megismerni, hogy a magyarországi települési könyvtárakban dolgozó könyvtárosok milyen digitális kompetenciákkal rendelkeznek. --- Digital competence levels of librarians working in Hungarian municipal libraries: Results of a Countrywide Representative Survey The study describes the results of the survey carried out by the Museum and Library Development for Everyone “My Library” EFOP-3.3.3.-VEKOP/16-2016-00001 project. Among other things the aim of the project is to define the role of librarians in public libraries in their implementation of library services, directed towards supporting learning, primarily in developing digital literacy and information literacy. This engagement requires librarians to have digital competences and various skills needed for carrying out their responsibilities. In order to evaluate the situation realistically, we need to map out the level of librarians’ digital literacy. The project created the opportunity for conducting a representative national survey. As a result of this survey, the depth of the digital competence status of librarians working in the Hungarian municipal libraries was assessed. Keywords: digital competence, DigComp, librarians, public library, Hungary, survey

The role of affect in feelings of obligation

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefen Beeler-Duden ◽  
Meltem Yucel ◽  
Amrisha Vaish
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Sense Of Obligation

Abstract Tomasello offers a compelling account of the emergence of humans’ sense of obligation. We suggest that more needs to be said about the role of affect in the creation of obligations. We also argue that positive emotions such as gratitude evolved to encourage individuals to fulfill cooperative obligations without the negative quality that Tomasello proposes is inherent in obligations.

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