A Reconsideration of Information Literacy

A Reconsideration of Information Literacy

This article is a reflection on the author's 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education article "Information Literacy Makes All the Wrong Assumptions." In it, the author argues that while library instruction is properly grounded in disciplinary norms, information literacy serves a vital insti...

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Main Author: Stanley J. Wilder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Communications in Information Literacy 2013-01-01
Series:Communications in Information Literacy
Online Access:http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22416
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