Recent IL reports
Research undertaken by a team at UCL led by Dr Ian Rowlands and funded by JISC have published a report on the "Information behaviour of the researcher of the future: a Ciber briefing paper". JISC / UCL:London, January 2008. It outlines researchers searching behaviours and make recommendations to librarians on how to enhance researchers searching skills.
UNESCO have a published a report called Towards Information Literacy Indicators : Conceptual framework paper prepared by Ralph Catts and Jesus Lau. UNESCO, Paris, 2008. It provides a basic conceptual framework for measuring information literacy and is designed to serve as a reference to facilitate the elaboration of information literacy indicators.
The Research Information Network (RIN) has published the results of a study, Mind the skills gap: Information-handling training for researchers (June 2008), that reviews the extent, quality and impact of information literacy teaching for academic researchers.
The National Health Service Scotland have produced a report called "Enabling partnerships: Sharing knowledge for Scotland's healthand healthcare: Summary of a draft strategy for knowledge services" that recognises the need for information literacy skills.and healthcare
Ofsted. (2005) Good school libraries: making a difference to learning. Document reference number: HMI 2624. This report identifies those factors which help to produce good libraries in primary and secondary schools. It emphasises the importance of: the commitment and support of headteachers; the appointment of specialist library staff; effective monitoring and evaluation; and coherent programmes for developing pupils’ information literacy.
This page was created by the CSG Information Literacy Group.
Last updated: 29 July 2008