Dear colleagues,
The book: "Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage: developing a model for lifelong learning" is now published and available.
If anyone is interested to read about the influences (arising from my involvement with IFLA for the period 2003 - 2011), which shaped the ideas in this book, I wrote a blog post about that here:
In summary, the book is about how museums, archives and libraries can converge and combine to bring their collections (whether material or digital) alive to the general public in a context of free choice, lifelong learning. Courses can be delivered to teach both information literacy skills, and awareness of cultural heritage, as well as tolerance of different worldviews at the same time, and it can be FUN. This speaks to the need to go beyond providing mere access, and suggests a way for museums, archives and libraries to provide a valuable educational and inspirational service to society.
On the surface, the approaches of information literacy, and cultural heritage appear to be opposed, and yet the overview of the main theoretical and academic trends of thought in the areas explored in the first parts of the book revealed that a dialectical synthesis was possible.
The proposed model is generic, and contextually fluid, able to be adapted and modified and updated when necessary according to different local contexts, and also rapidly developing changes in the various fields. It takes into account that two thirds of the world's population do not yet have internet access, and also takes into account the high access levels of most of the developed world.
There is a chapter on how to adapt the model to differing regional contexts, offering some guidelines and suggested methodologies to effectively achieve this on the practical, "on the ground" level, before concluding and offering a way forward.
The list of Contents is as follows:
List of figures and table
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
About the author
Introduction
1 Exploring cultural heritage in the context of museums, archives and libraries
Definitions and conceptsThe role of memory and contested history in cultural heritagePerspectives from museumsPerspectives from archivesPerspectives from librariesConcluding comments
2 Cultural heritage within digital information contexts
Overview of the contexts of digital informationThe digital divide and moral rights to cultural heritageSocial responses in the digital worldConcluding comments
3 Overview of information literacy models in the library context
Definitions and conceptsModels of information literacy stages and processesModels of information literacy standards, competencies and performance indicatorsConcluding comments
4 Critical thinking and lifelong learning
The role of critical thinking and lifelong learningCritical thinking skills and cultural sensitivitiesLifelong learning and learning styles
Concluding comments
5 Information literacy and cultural heritage: a proposed generic model for lifelong learning
Summary of key factors in the development of the modelA generic model of information literacy and cultural heritage for lifelong learning
Concluding comments
6 Guidelines for adapting the generic Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage Model for Lifelong Learning to local contexts
Suggested methodology and research design for adapting the model to local contextsFactors to consider in adapting the modelApplying the model: designing training courses based on the modelReviewing, evaluating and revising the model and training coursesConcluding comments
7 Conclusion: summary observations and a way forward
Appendix 1: sample survey of patrons of museums, archives and libraries
Appendix 2: sample interview schedule, June–July 2013
Bibliography
Index
Woodhead Publishing Limited (Incorporating Chandos Publishing)
© 2013 Woodhead Publishing Limited
Woodhead Publishing Limited, 80 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HJ, UK
Woodhead Publishing Limited, 80 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HJ, UK
ISBN 1 84334 720 2
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 720 0
March 2013
226 pages 234 x 156mm paperback
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 720 0
March 2013
226 pages 234 x 156mm paperback
The link for ordering and more information: http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=2853&ChandosTitle=1
Best regards,
Kim
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MPhil candidate: LISC, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Blog: http://kimbakercapetown.wordpress.com/Twitter: iKbaker
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