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Information Literacy: A Practitioner's Guide by Susie Andretta
Chandos Publishing, 2005
As our service is about to embark on an information literacy programme, I was interested to read the advice Susie Andretta has to offer. Her approach to the concept places it in the process of lifelong learning. This is insightful as it ensures that the reader doesn't see information literacy as a something that is viewed in isolation - it becomes part and parcel of an individual's complete education experience.
Andretta introduces the reader to both the theoretical and practical aspects of information literacy, and the balance of the two works well. She firstly draws on what organisations such as CILIP and the ALA have...