Developing people's information capabilities [electronic resource] : fostering information literacy in educational, workplace and community contexts / edited by Mark Hepworth, Geoff Walton.

Includes index.

Introduction : information literacy and information behaviour, complementary approaches for building capability / Mark Hepworth, Geoff Walton -- Transforming information literacy for higher education in the 21St century : a lifelong learning approach / Sheila Webber, Bill Johnston -- Curriculum and curriculum integration of information literacy in higher education / Li Wang -- The construction of information and media literacy in education policy : a study of Singapore / Tzu-Bin Lin, Li-Yi Wang -- Information literacy in higher education : research students development in information search expertise / Samuel Kai-Wah Chu, Sandhya Rajagopal, Celina Wing-Yi Lee -- Mediating culture : media literacy and cultural awareness the representation of race and ethnicity in Maya and Miguel / Emily S. Kinsky, Debra C. Smith -- Empowering professional practices of a community of e-learners : special education teachers in Alaska and their information literacy conceptions / Jennifer D. Ward, Thomas S. Duke -- Information literacy of undergraduate students in Thailand : a case of the faculty of arts, Silpakorn University, Thailand / Phussadee Dokphrom -- Building partnerships for information literacy among HE institutions in African universities : opportunities and challenges : a case study / Edward Lumande, Babakisi Tjedombo Fidzani, Silas Oluka -- Perspectives on legal education and the role of information literacy in improving qualitative legal practice / Vicki Lawal ... [et al.] -- Information literacy in the business school context : a story of complexity and success / Heidi Julien, Brian Detlor, Alexander Serenko -- Workplace reflections of information literacy training : the case of the agriculture and health sectors in Tanzania / Evans Wema -- Workplace information literacy : it's different / Stephen Abram -- Diversifying information literacy research : an informed learning perspective / Christine S. Bruce ... [et al.] -- The use of participatory techniques in the communication of information for communities : information literacy and collaborative work for citizenship development / Rosemeire Barbosa Tavares, Sely Maria de Souza Costa, Mark Hepworth.

Developing people's information capabilities : fostering information literacy in educational, workplace and community contexts is Vol 8 of the well regarded Library and Information Science Series. This book hones in on accessible issues across different work and educational contexts and is of value to both academic and practitioner.