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Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory

Authors : Hazel Hall, Peter Cruickshank, Bruce Ryan

Published in: Information Literacy in the Workplace

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Activity Theory (AT) is presented as a framework for explaining Information Literacy (IL) as a technologically mediated social practice. This is achieved in the context of a study conducted in 2016 on the information gathering and sharing activities of Scottish community-level elected representatives. This work demonstrates the value of AT as (i) a tool for IL research that seeks to present information practices in their social contexts, and (ii) as a means of highlighting underlying issues within the social environment under review through the identification of contradictions within the activity system.

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Title: Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory
Authors: Hazel Hall
Peter Cruickshank
Bruce Ryan
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Information Literacy in the Workplace
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-74333-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-74334-9

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_81

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