The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy: research lens
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The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy : research lens: research lens
Moira BentRobinson Library
I’m doing cutting edge
research into
bambooYou need to make sure
you’re information literate then
IL encompassesDigital literacyMedia literacyVisual literacyInformation handling & skillsAcademic literacy Data curation Data management
Not only
Skills and competencies
But also
Attitudes and behaviours
Isn’t information literacy just
for librarians?
An information literate person will demonstrate an awareness of how they
use, manage, synthesise and create information and data, in an ethical manner, together with the information skills to do so
effectively.
Information literacy is central to learning and essentially involves developing skills and competencies and changing learning attitudes, habits and behaviours so that people understand how information and
data fit into their learning.
This is too complicated, surely all researchers know
what to do….
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The Information Landscape
The 7 Pillars model can be helpful
The 7 pillars of Information The 7 pillars of Information LiteracyLiteracy
Yes, I can see the whole landscape
from up here, but how will
that help me?
The Information Literacy The Information Literacy LandscapeLandscape
Ooh, this looks like a pillar! How
does it work?
Pillar 6: ManagePillar 6: Manage “A researcher can organise information and data and apply the
knowledge gained” The researcher understands: ◘ Their responsibility to act with professional integrity and to be honest
in all aspects of research, especially information handling and dissemination (e.g. copyright, plagiarism and IP issues)
◘ The role they play in helping others in information seeking and management
◘ The need to keep systematic records, for example of:◦ search strategies and resources searched◦ resources found & resources used ◦ research data & methodologies
◘ The importance of sharing research data ethically without breaching data protection and informed consent of individuals
◘ The need to archive research data ethically ◘ The importance of metadata
Pillar 6: ManagePillar 6: Manage
The researcher is able to: ◘ Use the information and data found to address the research
question ◘ Use appropriate bibliographical software to manage
information◘ Cite printed and electronic sources using suitable referencing
styles◘ Create appropriately formatted bibliographies◘ Demonstrate awareness of issues relating to the rights of
other researchers and research participants, including ethics, data protection, copyright, plagiarism and IP issues
◘ Set standards of conduct for academic integrity◘ Identify data curation opportunities to ensure that research
data is ethically stored for re-use in other projects ◘ Use data management software to manage and curate
research data
Right, sorted, I’m off to the
pub!Eh? RDF?
Researcher Development Researcher Development FrameworkFramework
◘ RDF recognises the importance and place of information literacy
◘ Several competencies in the RDF are explicitly relevant, notably:◦ Information seeking◦ Information literacy and management◦ Synthesising◦ Evaluating◦ IPR/copyright◦ Attribution/co-authorship◦ Publication