Transforming Information Literacy in the Sciences Through the Lens of e-Science
Abstract
In 2011, the ACRL Science & Technology Section (STS) completed its five-year review of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology. Predicated by the evolving nature of scholarship and research in the sciences, the reviewing task force strongly recommended that the standards be revised. This paper considers the broad recommendations of the task force, using the framework of e-Science – team-based, data-driven science – to address areas of necessary transformation in information literacy: an advanced team-based model that crosses disciplinary boundaries; a recognition that individuals and groups not only consume information, but also produce it; and stronger interplay between information literacy and complementary literacies. This paper also extrapolates beyond the sciences, referencing broader trends within higher education.
Keywords
information literacy, information literacy in the sciences, e-science
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
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Recommended Citation
Berman, Elizabeth A., "Transforming Information Literacy in the Sciences Through the Lens of e-Science" (2013). University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications. 33.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/libfacpub/33
Notes
This article has been published in Communications in Information Literacy [2013], available online at: http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=v7i2p161&path%5B%5D=175