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Journal article
Participation, Practice, and Publications: Fifty Years of Information Literacy Research and Activity in Australia
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, Vol.74(2), pp.304-320
06/2025
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Abstract
2024 marks fifty years since Paul Zurkowski, P. [(1974). The information service environment relationships and priorities. (Related Paper No. 5). National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.] coined the term ‘Information Literacy'. This article aims to document Australia’s vanishing history of information literacy in research and practice. A narrative survey of events, activities and networks is presented followed by an overview of standards, guidelines, policies and influential Australian researchers. The article concludes with a forecast of where information literacy practice and research may progress in the next fifty years.
Details
- Title
- Participation, Practice, and Publications: Fifty Years of Information Literacy Research and Activity in Australia
- Creators
- Clare Thorpe (Author) - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, Vol.74(2), pp.304-320
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 17
- Identifiers
- 991013285847802368
- Copyright
- © 2025 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- Library Services
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article