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IATUL Special Interest Group for Information Literacy.
Global perspectives on liberating information literacy: theory and practice. An open educational resource.
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Editorial team
Dr Vicky Grant The University Library. University of Sheffield, UK. v.grant@sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Alanna Ross The University Library. American University of Sharjah, UAE. aross@aus.edu
Jaimee Reid University of Cape Town, SA. jaimee.reid@uct.ac.za
David Thomas The University Library. Durban University of Technology, SA. davidt@dut.ac.za
David Stacey The University Library. University of Bath, UK. d.stacey@bath.ac.uk
Amanda Bellenger The University Library. University of Western Australia, AU. amanda.bellenger@uwa.edu.au
On behalf of the IATUL Special Interest Group for Information Literacy.
Introduction
Welcome to the Liberating Information Literacy Open Educational Resource (OER) from the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) Special Interest Group for Information Literacy. This OER is designed in the spirit of open sharing as University Libraries around the world seek to better understand and implement approaches to liberate, diversify and decolonise information literacy. Liberating information literacy emphasises a broadening of information discovery by incorporating multiple perspectives into the information ecosystem through the active inclusion of previously hidden voices . It discerns information creation as both process and product and seeks to achieve information justice by advocating for a broader range of approaches in knowledge production. We are currently inviting information literacy librarians from around the world to share practical examples of how they are liberating their practice. We welcome open sharing of workshop and lesson plans, digital learning objects and similar resources in the spirit of working collaboratively towards information justice. These practical submissions will be accompanied by theoretical frameworks and thought pieces along with a series of podcast interviews, to be hosted on the soon to be established IATUL podcast 'Beyond the Shelves'.
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