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Forthcoming discussions

Thursday 21 July: Instructor perceptions of student information literacy

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/instructor-perceptions-of-student.html
• Sandercock, P. (2016). Instructor perceptions of student information literacy: comparing international IL models to reality. Journal of Information Literacy, 10(1), 3–29. http://doi.org/10.11645/10.1.2065

Thursday 29 September: Using the I-LEARN model for information literacy instruction

• Discussion post coming by early September
• Greenwell, S. (2016). Using the I-LEARN model for information literacy instruction. Journal of Information Literacy, 10(1), 67–85. http://doi.org/10.11645/10.1.2045

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Previous discussions

Information literacy learning design

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/next-discussion-3-june-on-information.html
  
• Article discussed: McNicol, S., & Shields, E. (2014). Developing a new approach to information literacy learning design. Journal of Information Literacy, 8(2), 23–35. http://doi.org/10.11645/8.2.1911

Integrating information literacy in journalism practice

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/next-blog-post-journal-club-18-february.html
  
• Article discussed: MacMillan, M.E. (2014). Fostering the integration of information literacy and journalism practice: a long term study of journalism students. Journal of Information Literacy, 8(2), 3-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/8.2.1941

Draft ACRL framework

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/next-blog-post-journal-club-14-april-on.html
  
• Article discussed: ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (draft). http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/?page_id=133
• For more on threshold concepts: Hofer A, Brunetti K, Townsend L. (2013) A Threshold Concepts Approach to the Standards Revision. Communications in information literacy. 7(2), 108-113. http://edin.ac/1hhaaVi

Research agendas for information literacy

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/next-journal-club-19th-february.html 

Three articles were discussed:

• Association of College and Research Libraries IS Research and Scholarship Committee. (2011). Research agenda for library instruction and information literacy. (Rev. ed.) Chicago, Il: ACRL. http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/is/iswebsite/projpubs/researchagendalibrary
  
• Lloyd, A. and Bruce, C.S. (2011).State of the art and future challenges for information literacy research. In Social Media and Information Practices Workshop, 10-11 November 2011, University of Borås, Sweden. Preprint  archived at http://eprints.qut.edu.au/47207/2/47207.pdf
  
• Starr, S. (2012) Improving instruction in medical libraries: the research agenda. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 100 (4), 236-238. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484950/

UNESCO's Media and Information Literacy resolution

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/next-blog-post-journal-club-22nd.html
  
• Article discussed: The resolution on Media and Information Literacy that was approved by the UNESCO General Conference in November 2013
• The full draft resolution is at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002242/224273e.pdf 
• A press announcement from IFLA is at http://www.ifla.org/node/8208

Open synergies and symbioses

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/open-synergies-and-symbioses-role-of.html
• Gema Bueno-de-la-Fuenta and John Robertson - The roles of libraries and information professionals in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives. From August 2012 an
• Article discussed: Bueno-de-la-Fuenta, G. and Robertson, J (2012) "The roles of libraries and information professionals in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives". http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/2012/492

A Healthcare Lens for the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/journal-club-meeting-28-august-8-9pm.html
  
• Article discussed: Dalton, M. (2013) "Developing an evidence-based practice healthcare lens for the SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy model". Journal of information literacy, 7 (1), 30-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/7.1.1813
  

Barbara Fister's "outrageous claims" for university librarians

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/journal-club-meeting-24-july-barbara.html
  
• Article discussed: Fister, B. (2013) Decode academy. Paper presented at LOEX, 3 May 2013. http://homepages.gac.edu/~fister/loex13.pdf
  
  

Teachmeets

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/teachmeets-discussion-on-21st-may.html
  
• Article discussed: Tumelty, N., Kuhn, I., & Birkwood, K. (2012). TeachMeet: Librarians, learning from each other. In P. Godwin & J. Parker (Eds.),Information,Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 (pp. 191-201). London: Facet Publishing. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/244069
  

A New Curriculum for Information Literacy

• Discussion post: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/online-journal-club-13-march-ancil.html
• Link to ANCIL reports and outputs
• Some links mentioned during the discussion

Reflection for Learning

• Reflection for learning discussion
• Article for discussion: McKinney, P., and Sen, B. (2012). Reflection for learning: understanding the value of reflective writing for information literacy development. Journal of Information Literacy, 6(2)

SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy

• SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information Literacy discussion
• Item discussed: 7 Pillars Core model