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The module considers theories and practices in information literacy from a library and information professional viewpoint. The recent history of information literacy (developed from bibliographic instruction) will provide context for a detailed review of theoretical models and practical approaches using real life examples from the wide information landscape, including health, everyday, school, academic and workplace settings. A range of skills and attributes (cultural competence, communicator, researcher) and delivery of inclusive information literacy for diverse learners will be investigated. As the need for librarians to develop their teaching skills gathers apace, pedagogical approaches, teaching design and assessment will be examined and discussed.

This course is designed and taught on the assumption that participants will be able to allocate approximately 3-4 hours of private study to it per week during the weeks in which is it taught, in addition to the 3 hours per week of scheduled lectures, plus extra hours for completion of the assessment.

Students taking this optional module will examine in detail the key issues from a professional perspective around information literacy. Learning outcomes are:

• To provide a detailed knowledge and understanding of theories and practices in information literacy and associated areas
• To identify and discuss the challenges presented by the lifelong learning nature of IL in a digital world.
• To enable the development of appropriate skillsets of library and information professionals as central players in the delivery of IL in education, workplace and society.