Summary

This book offers practical strategies for all library and information practitioners and policy makers with responsibility for developing and delivering information literacy programmes to their users.
This new book picks up where the best-selling Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 left off. In the last three years the information environment has changed dramatically, becoming increasingly dominated by the social and the mobile. This new book asks where we are now, what is the same and what has changed, and, most crucially, how do we as information professionals respond to the new information literacy and become a central part of the revolution itself?
The book is divided into three distinct sections. Part 1 explores the most recent trends in technology, consumption and literacy, while Part 2 is a resource bank of international case studies that demonstrate the key trends and their effect on information literacy and offer innovative ideas to put into practice. Part 3 assesses the impact of these changes on librarians and what skills and knowledge they must acquire to evolve alongside their users.
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Readership : This is essential reading for all library and information practitioners and policy makers with responsibility for developing and delivering information literacy programmes to their users. It will also be of great interest to students of library and information studies particularly for modules relating to literacy, information behaviour and digital technologies.

Library Journal Review

The articles in this collection edited by Godwin (academic liaison librarian, Univ. of Bedfordshire, UK) and Parker (Information Literacy Unit manager, Open Univ., UK) fall under three headings: "Recent Developments in Information Literacy and Library 2.0," "Case Studies," and "What It Means for Information Professionals." In part one, the authors tackle new concepts such as transliteracy and informed learning and show how they work in practice. The case studies in part two lay the groundwork for instruction departments and library schools to try new things and update their curricula. Discussions of gaming, Zotero, EasyBib, Wikis, QR codes, and other Web 2.0 stalwarts seem stale at first, but further reading always reveals a fresh take or insightful research. Public and school libraries are briefly addressed in the third section. The book is a UK import, but its wisdom applies just as well to the United States. VERDICT This well-researched evaluation of how Web 2.0 has affected information literacy theory and practice is essential for those teaching the subject.-Paul Stenis, Dulaney-Browne Lib., Oklahoma City (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.