Information Literacy: A Contradictory Coupling

Pawley, Christine

doi:10.1086/603440

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“…Within OSN, users assume the dual role of information consumers and producers simultaneously, wielding the potential to either support or impede activism (Pawley, 2003). In this context, formal structures and top–down approaches will have less power to control the hidden aspects of citizens’ social actions in OSN (Yan, 2021).…”

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An institutional approach to analyze the multi-level policymaking system of online social networks: a case study of Iran

Namdarian,

Khedmatgozar

2024

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Purpose This study aims to elucidate institutional analysis as an effective approach to investigating and designing the multilevel policymaking system of online social networks (OSN) for achieving a participatory model. Design/methodology/approach The institutional mapping approach has been used to analyze Iran’s OSN multilevel policymaking system. A combination of two matrices, including institutions-institutions and institutions-functions, was used to perform the institutional mapping. Two main steps were taken to draw the mentioned matrices. First, a review of related studies in Iran’s OSN policymaking system was conducted and the policy functions mentioned in these studies were identified and categorized using the meta-synthesis. Second, based on analyzing two policy documents of Iran’s OSN, institutions and their interactions were identified and policy functions were allocated to institutions. Findings Based on the results, the most important policy functions in the current OSN policymaking system in Iran are support, regulatory, monitoring and evaluation, business environment development, culture building and promotion, organizing licenses and permissions, policymaking and legislation. Also, the results show that there are shortcomings in this system, some of the most important of which are lack of transparency in regulatory, little work in culture building and promotion, neglect of the training of specialized human resources and research and development, slow development of the business environment and neglecting the role of nongovernmental organizations in policymaking. Originality/value By examining and analyzing how different institutions operate within a multilevel policymaking system, the policymaking process and its overall effectiveness can be enhanced. This analysis helps identify any inconsistencies, overlaps or conflicts in the roles and policies of these institutions, leading to a better understanding of how a multilevel policymaking system is organized.

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An institutional approach to analyze the multi-level policymaking system of online social networks: a case study of Iran

Namdarian,

Khedmatgozar

2024

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“…By engaging in this discussion, I call back to Pawley's (2003) argument that instead of trying to decide what information literacy is or is not, librarians need to be "debating the issues of what, fundamentally, [they] are trying to do when [they] engage in information literacy practices" (445). This type of debate, as Pawley explained, will require that we draw from scholarship beyond LIS, ask questions about the nature, place, and consequences of library work, and recognize the role that social and historical power relations have had on the field, both inwardly and outwardly (445).…”

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Visions of the Possible

Arteaga

2023

Can. J. Acad. Lib.

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In academic libraries, library instruction often takes the form of one-shot instruction and is not always deeply linked to the broader curricula. This article will argue that if library instruction in an academic setting is to be perceived as beneficial to student learning, it needs to coalesce around a set of specific values and teaching practices. To do so, this article will build on scholarship about signature pedagogies to continue the work of identifying a signature pedagogy for academic libraries engaged in information literacy instruction. To Lee S. Shulman, signature pedagogies outline the teaching practices used to educate new professionals, and they are essential to understanding how a profession develops. By participating in the process of developing a signature pedagogy, academic librarians would be able to engage in questions about the nature and purpose of their work, as well as set a foundation for how practicing and developing library professionals are educated and continue to be educated.

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“…Wiegand (2007) uses de Certeau's work to conceptualize the way that readers filter the meaning of texts through their own interpretive lenses, writing that "people appropriate texts differently and that many of these differences can be traced to race, class, age, and gender perspectives" (64). In her work, Pawley (2003 and focuses more on relationships of power to examine the emancipatory potential of information literacy and the resistances of everyday readers. Patterson (2009) and Ross (2009) also engage in the idea of readers as non-compliant, as "creators of knowledge" (Patterson 2009 353), and as "poachers" (Ross 2009, 647).…”

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New Librarians and the Practice of Everyday Life

Skyrme

Levesque

2019

Can. J. Acad. Lib.

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In this article, the authors take a critical look at the challenges faced by librarians new to the profession. Using Michel de Certeau’s The Practice of Everyday Life, they examine how the coping tactics for new librarians described in the literature mirror the “tactics” de Certeau describes individuals using to “make do” within systems of power. This includes how individuals make do in their personal lives by coping with stress and how they succeed at work by developing networks and manoeuvering politically. This article will also discuss what de Certeau refers to as “strategies,” or moves undertaken by the system of power itself, within the context of onboarding and mentorship. Examining the literature on new librarians through the lens of de Certeau allows the authors to consider the ways in which the individual may choose to act tactically and integrate into a system of power, or may use the limited means available to them to quietly rebel. It also allows the critique of the use of tactics, which require individuals to take on additional work in order to adapt to the needs of the institution. Requiring new librarians to adapt to their institution is problematic, specifically in relation to precarious labour and to barriers to entry. These systematic issues require a collective response beyond what individuals can address. Using de Certeau’s work, the authors critically examine the literature that exists on new librarians and how individuals adapt and change to the needs of the academic library as a system of power.

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Information Literacy: A Contradictory Coupling

Cited by 84 publications

References 38 publications

An institutional approach to analyze the multi-level policymaking system of online social networks: a case study of Iran

An institutional approach to analyze the multi-level policymaking system of online social networks: a case study of Iran

Visions of the Possible

New Librarians and the Practice of Everyday Life

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