Transferring Information Literacy Practices

This book focuses on information literacy for the younger generation of learners and library readers. It is divided into four sections: 1. Information Literacy for Life; 2. Searching Strategies, Disciplines and Special Topics; 3. Information Literacy Tools for Evaluating and Utilizing Resources; 4. Assessment of Learning Outcomes. Written by librarians with wide experience in research and services, and a strong academic background in disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, information technology, and library science, this valuable reference resource combines both theory and practice. In today's ever-changing era of information, it offers students of library and information studies insights into information literacy as well as learning tips they can use for life. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Information Literacy for Life (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 1-10 Information Search Strategies (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 11-14 Resource Discovery Tools and Multi-disciplinary Databases (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 15-26 Information Literacy General Resources, Tools and How to Access Them (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 27-48 Information Literacy Resources in Science (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 49-74 Information Literacy Resources in the Social Sciences (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 75-162 Search Engines (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 163-174 Developing Information Literacy Skills with Various Tools (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 175-195 Assessment of Learning Outcomes for Information Literacy (Billy Tak Hoi Leung, Jingzhen Xie, Linlin Geng, Priscilla Nga Ian Pun)....Pages 197-204 Back Matter ....Pages 205-212