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Together We Can: Collaborating To Meet The Needs Of At-Risk Students., Karen Gavigan, Stephanie Kurtts
Together We Can: Collaborating To Meet The Needs Of At-Risk Students., Karen Gavigan, Stephanie Kurtts
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Cultural Rights And Library Development And Discourse In Sub-Saharan Africa: Is The Colonial Legacy Still Alive?, Natalia T. Bowdoin
Cultural Rights And Library Development And Discourse In Sub-Saharan Africa: Is The Colonial Legacy Still Alive?, Natalia T. Bowdoin
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Critical Theory, Libraries And Culture, Jenny Bossaller, Denice Adkins, Kim M. Thompson
Critical Theory, Libraries And Culture, Jenny Bossaller, Denice Adkins, Kim M. Thompson
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There are disparate notions among people within the broad field of information and library science regarding exactly what comprises information science. One broad definition is provided by Tefko Saracevic: “Information science is a field of professional practice and scientific inquiry addressing the problem of effective communication of knowledge records – ʻliteratureʼ – among humans in the context of social, organizational, and individual need for and use of information” (1055- 1056). At its most basic, it seems that information science could be a neutral science if, indeed, it studies everything that is communicated, in any form. However, as noted in the …
Embedded Information Literacy In The Basic Oral Communication Course: From Conception Through Assessment, Kari D. Weaver, Penni M. Pier
Embedded Information Literacy In The Basic Oral Communication Course: From Conception Through Assessment, Kari D. Weaver, Penni M. Pier
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This paper explores the process of embedding information literacy into a basic oral communication course. Discussion includes student performance as an impetus for change, collaborative course design between the oral communication teaching team and instructional librarians, and assessment initiatives. Suggestions for future collaborative work are articulated.
Copyright And Education: Lessons On African Copyright And Access To Knowledge, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy De Beer, Dick Kawooya, Achal Prabhala
Copyright And Education: Lessons On African Copyright And Access To Knowledge, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy De Beer, Dick Kawooya, Achal Prabhala
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The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project is a pan-African research network of academics and researchers from law, economics and the information sciences, spanning Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Research conducted by the project was designed to investigate the extent to which copyright is fulfilling its objective of facilitating access to knowledge, and learning materials in particular, in the study countries. The hypotheses tested during the course of research were that: (a) the copyright environments in study countries are not maximising access to learning materials, and (b) the copyright environments in study countries …