Short description: Multiple literacies individuals may need to function effectively in the global information society
Information literacies are the multiple literacies individuals may need to function effectively in the global information society.[1] These are distinct from the broad term information literacy.
Definitions
The definition of literacy is "the ability to read and write".[2] In practice many more skills are needed to locate, critically assess and make effective use of information.[3] By extension, literacy now also includes the ability to manage and interact with digital information and media, in personal, shared and public domains.[4][5][6][7]
Historically, "information literacy" has largely been seen from the relatively top-down, organisational viewpoint of library and information sciences.[1] However the same term is also used to describe a generic "information literacy" skill.[1]
New literacies and 21st century skills
Towards the end of the 20th century, literacy was redefined to include "new literacies" relating to the new skills needed in everyday experience.[7][3] "Multiliteracies" recognised the multiplicity of literacies, which were often used in combination.[8][7][3] "21st century skills" frameworks link new literacies to wider life skills such as creativity, critical thinking, accountability.[9][7]
What these approaches have in common is a focus on the multiple skills needed by individuals to navigate changing personal, professional and public "information landscapes".[7][1][10][3][11]
Contemporary views
As the conventional definition of literacy itself continues to evolve among practitioners,[12] so too has the definition of information literacies. Noteworthy definitions include:
- CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Practitioners, defines information literacy as "the ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use".[6]
- JISC, the Joint Information Systems Committee, refers to information literacy as one of six "digital capabilities", seen as an interconnected group of elements centered on "ICT literacy".[5]
- Mozilla groups digital and other literacies as "21st century skills", a "broad set of knowledge, skills, habits and traits that are important to succeed in today's world".[13]
- UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, asserts information literacy as a "universal human right".[4]
Key information literacies
The term information literacy covers many distinct fields, which are both distinct and interrelated. The following are key information literacies.
- Critical literacy
- Critical literacy is the ability to actively analyse texts and media to identify underlying messages, taking into account context, perspective and possible biases.[14]
- Computer literacy
- Computer literacy is the ability to use computers and other digital devices efficiently enough to carry out basic or more advanced tasks.[15]
- Copyright literacy
- Copyright literacy is the ability to manage creative output and make appropriate use of the work of others, informed by knowledge of copyright, ownership, usage and other rights.[16]
- Data literacy
- Data literacy is the ability to gather, interpret and analyse data, and communicate insights and information from this analysis. Increasingly important in everyday life, over 80% of employers cite data literacy as a key skill for employees.[17]
- Digital literacy
- Digital literacy is the ability to use technology to manage and interact with digitized information, participate in online practice and originate digital work.[18]
- Disaster literacy
- Disaster literacy is an individual's ability to read, understand, and use information to make informed decisions and follow instructions in the context of mitigating, preparing, responding, and recovering from a disaster.[19]
- Financial literacy
- Financial literacy is the capacity of an individual to understand available banking products, services, laws and obligations, and make informed decisions on financial assets.
- Health literacy
- Health literacy is the ability of individuals to locate, understand, manage, and make appropriate use of information to help promote and maintain good health.[20][21]
- Media literacy
- Media literacy is the ability to locate, critically evaluate, communicate with and make effective use of different types of media.[22]
- Transliteracy
- Transliteracy combines capabilities in information literacy, technology, creativity, communication and collaboration, critical thinking, practical skills and craft, to cross cultures, contexts, technologies and media.[23]
- Visual literacy
- Visual literacy is the ability to interpret and make meaning from visual information such as static or moving images, graphics, symbols, diagrams, maps.[24]
- Web literacy
- Web literacy is the ability to navigate the world wide web, interact effectively and thrive online, while managing online presence, privacy and risk.[25]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lloyd, Annemaree (2017-06-05). "Information literacy and literacies of information: a mid-range theory and model" (in en). Journal of Information Literacy 11 (1): 91–105. doi:10.11645/11.1.2185. ISSN 1750-5968. https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/article/view/PRA-V11-I1-5.
- ↑ "Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations & Thesaurus" (in en). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kinzer, Charles K.; Leu, Donald J. (2016), Peters, Michael A., ed. (in en), new literacies, New Literacies, Springer Singapore, pp. 1–7, doi:10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_111-1, ISBN 978-981-287-532-7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 UNESCO (2017). "Media and Information Curriculum for Teachers". http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/media_and_information_literacy_curriculum_for_teachers_en.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 JISC (2018). "Building digital capabilities: The six elements defined". http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6611/1/JFL0066F_DIGIGAP_MOD_IND_FRAME.PDF.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Secker, Jane (2018-06-04). "The revised CILIP definition of information literacy". Journal of Information Literacy 12 (1): 156. doi:10.11645/12.1.2454. ISSN 1750-5968.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 van Laar, Ester; van Deursen, Alexander J. A. M.; van Dijk, Jan A. G. M.; de Haan, Jos (2017-07-01). "The relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills: A systematic literature review" (in en). Computers in Human Behavior 72: 577–588. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.010. ISSN 0747-5632. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563217301590.
- ↑ The New London Group (1996). "A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures" (in en). Harvard Educational Review 66 (1): 60–93. doi:10.17763/haer.66.1.17370n67v22j160u. ISSN 0017-8055.
- ↑ Clarke, Jody; Dede, Chris (2008-10-20), "Robust Designs for Scalability", Learning and Instructional Technologies for the 21st Century (Springer US): pp. 1–22, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09667-4_3, ISBN 978-0-387-09666-7
- ↑ Knobel, Michele; Lankshear, Colin (2014). "Studying New Literacies" (in en). Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 58 (2): 97–101. doi:10.1002/jaal.314.
- ↑ Sang, Yuan (2017). "Expanded Territories of "Literacy": New Literacies and Multiliteracies". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322937480.
- ↑ https://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/Images/130433-what-is-literacy-an-investigation-into-definitions-of-english-as-a-subject-and-the-relationship-between-english-literacy-and-being-literate-.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "21st Century Skills - Mozilla Learning" (in en). https://learning.mozilla.org/en-US/web-literacy/skills.
- ↑ Vasquez, Vivian Maria (2017-03-29). "Critical Literacy" (in en). doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.20. https://oxfordre.com/education/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264093-e-20.
- ↑ "What does computer literacy mean?" (in en). https://www.definitions.net/definition/computer+literacy.
- ↑ "IFLA -- Accelerating Access: IFLA Releases Statement on Copyright Literacy". https://www.ifla.org/node/67012.
- ↑ "A Data and Analytics Leader's Guide to Data Literacy" (in en-US). https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/a-data-and-analytics-leaders-guide-to-data-literacy/.
- ↑ "Developing digital literacies" (in en-GB). 6 March 2014. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-digital-literacies.
- ↑ Brown, Lisa M.; Haun, Jolie N.; Peterson, Lindsay (June 2014). "A Proposed Disaster Literacy Model" (in en). Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 8 (3): 267–275. doi:10.1017/dmp.2014.43. ISSN 1935-7893. PMID 24992944. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1935789314000433/type/journal_article.
- ↑ "WHO | Track 2: Health literacy and health behaviour". https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/7gchp/track2/en/.
- ↑ Diamond, Lisa; Izquierdo, Karen; Canfield, Dana; Matsoukas, Konstantina; Gany, Francesca (2019). "A Systematic Review of the Impact of Patient–Physician Non-English Language Concordance on Quality of Care and Outcomes" (in en). Journal of General Internal Medicine 34 (8): 1591–1606. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-04847-5. ISSN 0884-8734. PMID 31147980.
- ↑ "What is media literacy, and why is it important?" (in en). https://www.commonsensemedia.org/news-and-media-literacy/what-is-media-literacy-and-why-is-it-important.
- ↑ Sukovic, Suzana (2017). Transliteracy in complex information environments. Cambridge, MA. ISBN 978-0-08-100901-7. OCLC 961456025. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/961456025.
- ↑ Serafini, Frank (2017-02-27). "Visual Literacy" (in en). doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.19. https://oxfordre.com/education/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264093-e-19.
- ↑ "Web Literacy: Vital to Internet Health" (in en-GB). https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/internet-health/web-literacy/.
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