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The information literacy movement has become a significant force in higher education around the world. Librarians continue to be the key players in this movement, but the strategic issues are now attracting interest from academics in many different disciplines, and also from educational developers, senior managers and policy makers on an institution-wide basis. However, there is a shortage of research-led evidence-based accounts of information literacy development. This book will analyse and evaluate the work done at the University of Sheffield, recognized internationally as a centre of expertise in information literacy, to promote and develop information literacy across the institution, relating and comparing this work to developments elsewhere. The Sheffield team is uniquely placed to share this experience, having received substantial government funding for a sustained programme of educational development, with information literacy one of the main areas of focus. Different stakeholder perspectives are represented by the range of expert contributors, and the student viewpoint is especially highlighted. Case studies and evaluation are made full use of to illustrate these. The book is divided into three main parts representing the strategic, pedagogical and developmental approaches, and the key topics are: setting the scene; institutional information literacy strategies and frameworks; institutional catalysts for change and enactment; embedding information literacy in courses; mentoring for information; the information literacy network; and, the scholarship of information. This authoritative book will be essential reading for a broad range of library and information professionals and other stakeholders involved in promoting information literacy in higher and further education, from institutional senior management to the newest entrants; these include subject/liaison librarians; academic and research staff in departments of information and library studies and schools of education; educational developers, instructional designers and other learning support staff; and students of library and information science.

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Sheila Corrall is Professor of Librarianship & Information Management and Head of Department, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield; and Pamela McKinney is Learning Development and Research Associate (Information Literacy), Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sheffield.

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