INFORMATION LITERACY MEETS WEB 2.0: HOW THE NEW TOOLS AFFECT OUR OWN TRAINING AND OUR TEACHING

Abstract

Many students think they know how to use the Internet and the disconnection detected in the USA between libraries and students will be mirrored in the UK. The proliferation of material available makes our role to guide them towards the best information more relevant than ever. This can include a variety of approaches including sensible use of Google and Google Scholar alongside intute and our own subscription databases. Web 2.0 approaches have moved the agenda towards provision of more interactive solutions for engaging our students. Social networking sites, for example, Facebook, and social bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, give us new opportunities to promote ourselves and engage with our users. RSS feeds will be forming part of our teaching to researchers and provision of instant messaging information and advice may grow in the future. Podcasting, flickr and YouTube give us new formats for providing tours and enhancing our instructional material. Blogs can be used to discuss the use of resources, and wikis to build up resource lists. They can both be important sources for current information and students need to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Librarians have an important opportunity to use Web 2.0 tools to broaden and enhance their Information Literacy message.

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