Transferring Information Literacy Practices

• Main Authors: Leung, Billy Tak Hoi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Xie, Jingzhen (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Geng, Linlin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Pun, Priscilla Nga Ian (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Computational linguistics.; Library science.; Computers.; Lexicology.; Computational Linguistics.; Library Science.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Lexicology/Vocabulary.

This book focuses on information literacy for the younger generation of learners and library readers. It is divided into four sections: 1. Information Literacy for Life; 2. Searching Strategies, Disciplines and Special Topics; 3. Information Literacy Tools for Evaluating and Utilizing Resources; 4....

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Information Literacy for Life
• Chapter 2 Searches Strategies, Disciplines and Special Topics
• Chapter 3 Resource Discovery Tools and Multi-disciplinary Databases
• Chapter 4 Information Literacy General Resources, Tools and How to Access Them
• Chapter 5 Information Literacy Resources in Science
• Chapter 6 Information literacy resources in the social sciences
• Chapter 7 Search Engines
• Chapter 8 Developing Information Literacy Skills with Various Tools
• Chapter 9 Assessment of Learning Outcomes for Information Literacy
• Appendix A Online Tutorials for Information Literacy Tools
• Appendix B Standards and Documents for Assessing Information Literacy
• Appendix C Selected Instruments for Assessment of Information Literacy
• Index.