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Developing Information Literacy in Dependent and Disadvantaged Circumstances: A Transitional Approach in the Digital Health Context

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Buchanan S, Jardine C & Ruthven I (2018) Developing Information Literacy in Dependent and Disadvantaged Circumstances: A Transitional Approach in the Digital Health Context. In: Kurbanoğlu S, Boustany J, Špiranec S, Grassian E, Mizrachi D & Roy L (eds.) Information Literacy in the Workplace. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 810. ECIL 2017: 5th European Conference on Information Literacy, Saint-Malo, France, 18.09.2017-21.09.2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag, pp. 409-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_43

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to advance our understanding of approaches to information literacy skills development in disadvantaged and dependent circumstances, and the role of information behaviour investigations in informing meaningful interventions in context. We report on work with young mothers (

Keywords
Information literacy; Information behaviour; Digital health

Journal
Communications in Computer and Information Science; Information Literacy in the Workplace

StatusPublished
FundersUniversity of Strathclyde
Title of seriesCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Number in series810
Publication date31/12/2018
Publication date online19/01/2018
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/29261
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Place of publicationCham, Switzerland
eISSN1865-0937
ISSN of series1865-0929
ISBN9783319743332
eISBN9783319743349
ConferenceECIL 2017: 5th European Conference on Information Literacy
Conference locationSaint-Malo, France
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Professor Steven Buchanan

Professor Steven Buchanan

Professor in Comms., Media and Culture, Communications, Media and Culture