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Tapping in to the information landscape: Refugee enactment of information literacy in everyday spaces

Lloyd, A; Lloyd-Zantiotis, A; Lloyd, A; (2019) Tapping in to the information landscape: Refugee enactment of information literacy in everyday spaces. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science , 51 (1) pp. 252-259. 10.1177/0961000617709058. Green open access

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Abstract

The development of information literacy and learning practices in everyday spaces is explored. Data for the study was collected using photo voice technique. Data analysis was conducted using photos and analysis of group transcripts. Participants describe how they tapped into social, physical and digital sites to draw information in the process of (re) forming their information landscapes, building bridges into new communities and maintaining links with family overseas. Media formats were identified according to their appropriateness as fit for purpose, suggesting that the enactment of information literacy was agile and responsive to need at the moment of practice. The results indicate that everyday spaces provide opportunities to develop information literacy practices, which support informal learning. Findings of the study conclude that information literacy is played out in a series of digital, vernacular and visual enactments, which shape the information landscape.

Type: Article
Title: Tapping in to the information landscape: Refugee enactment of information literacy in everyday spaces
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/0961000617709058
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617709058
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: information literacy, refugees
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Information Studies
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063904
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