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Publication date: 1 November 2003

Jake Wallis

In today’s information society, the information citizen must face a variety of challenges in order to make the most of their role in the knowledge economy. The role of information…

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In today’s information society, the information citizen must face a variety of challenges in order to make the most of their role in the knowledge economy. The role of information as knowledge capital means that there is a danger of inappropriate commercialisation of information, which can militate against the optimal social use of this resource. Similarly, low levels of information literacy can exclude the individual from full membership of the information society. Information professionals are in a prime position to address these problems, since the information mediator can both act against inappropriate commercialisation of information and offset the social disadvantages of information illiteracy. If the information professional does not rise to the challenge of leadership within the new information order, society become “information‐saturated and simultaneously ignorant”.

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Library Review, vol. 52 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 May 2005

Jake Wallis

To establish that, in the opinion of the author, there is a need for an information literacy skill set for citizens of the modern information society, and that the role of library…

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Purpose

To establish that, in the opinion of the author, there is a need for an information literacy skill set for citizens of the modern information society, and that the role of library and information professionals may have to evolve, from intermediaries to facilitators and trainers.

Design/methodology/approach

An opinion piece based on the author's experiences in digital library research, as a citizen of an information society and as a worker in the knowledge economy.

Findings

That citizens of information societies have direct access to a bewildering range of digital information resources. Librarians and information professionals face less demand for their traditional role as intermediaries. Information literacy is defined and described as a vital skill set for citizens of information societies. It is suggested that librarians and information professionals are needed to pass on these skills to citizens at all levels of society for economic, social and personal empowerment.

Research limitations/implications

The paper reflects the perspective of the author – it is not supported by quantitative data (notoriously difficult to collect on information literacy).

Practical implications

Provides suggestions on how the library and information profession can retain their relevance to society in the networked age.

Originality/value

This is the particular viewpoint of the author, with a diverse range of examples cited to back up the thrust of the paper. It describes how information literacy is required to interact effectively with the digital environment on an emotional as well as an intellectual level.

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Library Review, vol. 54 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 May 2005

Nicholas Joint and Jake Wallis

To investigate the role of national library associations both in promoting information literacy and in advancing the interests of the practitioner library and information worker.

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Purpose

To investigate the role of national library associations both in promoting information literacy and in advancing the interests of the practitioner library and information worker.

Design/methodology/approach

An opinion piece based on information literacy practice world‐wide and recent debate on the role of national association and professional organisations in the UK.

Findings

The dynamic role of associations for the library and information profession in a variety of countries world‐wide gives an indication of how the profession should use its own national association.

Research limitations/implications

This is purely an expression of opinion about the value of the relationship between national associations for the library and information profession and the promotion of information literacy.

Practical implications

Gives some insight into how a national professional association is uniquely positioned to support professional status and encourage job opportunities by forward‐looking policy formulation and cross‐sectoral leadership, in particular in the area of information literacy.

Originality/value

An attempt to validate at practitioner level the impact and importance of a national association by reference to real practice‐based examples and demonstrably successful international models.

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Library Review, vol. 54 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 January 2005

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 54 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 May 2005

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 54 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 19 April 2011

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 60 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 December 2003

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 52 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 March 2003

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 52 no. 2
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ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 May 2004

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 53 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 23 March 2010

Jake Wallis

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Library Review, vol. 59 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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