Website designers: how do they experience information literacy?
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Article Title | Website designers: how do they experience information literacy? |
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ERA Journal ID | 10638 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Abdi, Elham Sayyad (Author), Partridge, Helen (Author) and Bruce, Christine (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Library Journal |
Journal Citation | 62 (1), pp. 40-52 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0004-9670 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2013.771767 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00049670.2013.771767 |
Abstract | This paper presents the findings from the first phase of a larger study into the information literacy of website designers. Using a phenomenographic approach, it maps the variation in experiencing the phenomenon of information literacy from the viewpoint of website designers. The current result reveals important insights into the lived experience of this group of professionals. Analysis of data has identified five different ways in which website designers experience information literacy: problem-solving, using best practices, using a knowledge base, building a successful website, and being part of a learning community of practice. As there is presently relatively little research in the area of workplace information literacy, this study provides important additional insights into our understanding of information literacy in the workplace, especially in the specific context of website design. Such understandings are of value to library and information professionals working with web professionals either within or beyond libraries. These understandings may also enable information professionals to take a more proactive role in the industry of website design. Finally, the obtained knowledge will contribute to the education of both website-design science and library and information science (LIS) students. |
Keywords | information literacy, website design, phenomenography |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460507. Information extraction and fusion |
461099. Library and information studies not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4785/website-designers-how-do-they-experience-information-literacy
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