IL in the workplace - updating the annotated bibliography

Would recommend that you support the updating of the annotated bibliography and if you haven't read it then read it. See details below. 

Dear all,

In July 2014, Professor Dorothy Williams, Katie Cooper and Caroline Wavell, from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, working in association with InformAll, produced an annotated bibliography on information literacy in the workplace. This document is a valuable resource, but its value would be enhanced by ensuring that it maintains its currency. We are therefore proposing to update it on at least a yearly basis, and we invite all those with an interest in information literacy – academics, practitioners, research consultants and others – to provide us with information about new or recent publications that might be added to the bibliography. We would welcome such information by Wednesday 19 August; please contact either of us at the address below.

The bibliography describes publications which, since around 2000, have addressed two key issues:

- How should information literacy be described within workplace settings? What are the priority / key information skills and abilities related to the effective use of information in the workplace?
- Is there any evidence of the value and / or impact of information literacy in the workplace?

The bibliography takes the form of a table which, against each of around forty publications – journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and reports – provides a brief description of (i) key relevant points in the material; and (ii) how information literacy in the workplace is defined. Selected quotations from the publications are provided where appropriate, and the well-structured presentation provides a convenient, pithy overview of contemporary understanding of information literacy in the workplace. The table is prefaced by a short, five page summary that picks out major issues.

We should therefore be grateful to receive brief descriptions of additional material, in the same bulleted format as the current document. Once we have collected this, we will publish a new version of the bibliography, in September or October 2015. Of course, we will acknowledge the assistance received from all those who will be providing input.

Thank you in anticipation for your assistance; and please feel free to get back to us if you would like further information. An online version of this message (and a pdf version for circulating) can be found at http://www.researchinfonet.org/infolit/ridls/transferable-skills/updating-bibliography/

Katie Cooper – Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, k.cooper2@rgu.ac.uk

Stéphane Goldstein – InformAll, stephane.goldstein@researchinfonet.org

how important information literacy is to empowering learning and development in the workplace

In the Weekly News from CILIP, 22 May 2014 there was an item and link to 'Social learning at work'.

What caught my eye was that I had missed Learning at Work Week which was last week Monday 19 May. The other was "Natasha and Jacqueline blog about how important information literacy is to empowering learning and development in the workplace. ... they also give an update on the work of CILIP’sInformation Literacy Project Board."

It's great to see that information literacy in the workplace is getting attention. The posting covers:

• What is information literacy?
• How does information literacy empower learning at work? 
• How do companies benefit from promoting learning in the workplace? 

Tthe final section is: 

How can I raise awareness of the importance of information literacy?

There are lots of ways to raise awareness:

• Follow @CILIPinfo on Twitter and tweet your support. Promote the importance of information literacy using the hashtag #infolit.
• Find out who your MP is and write to them using www.theyworkforyou.com.
• For more details on the work of CILIP’s Information Literacy Board see CILIP Information Literacy Project 2014