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MA Information Literacy

Author(s): Webber, Sheila

Format: Web

Description: Core (compulsory) modules provide a foundation in the central areas of information literacy and learning: Education for Information Literacy; Information Resources and Information Literacy; Information Retrieval: search engines and digital libraries; Educational Informatics; Information Literacy Research; and Research Methods. Optional modules enable you to further your understanding of particular work or sector contexts, or develop expertise in a specialist area of librarianship and information management. There is a wide choice of modules including: Electronic Publishing, modules focusing on specific library sectors, Business Intelligence, Health Information, and Human Computer Interaction. The dissertation allows you to pursue a topic of particular interest in more depth.

Subjects: Education for Information Literacy; Information Resources and Information Literacy; Information Retrieval: search engines and digital libraries; Educational Informatics; Information Literacy Research; and Research Methods

Objective: -to develop your understanding of information literacy theory and practice -to prepare you for the role of educator in information literacy

Language(s): en

Time length to use it: 45 min

Open to international use: Yes

Geographical scope: Institutional

Audience: Students

Address: Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN

E-mail: s.m.corrall@sheffield.ac.uk;s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk