From Workplace to Profession New Focus for the In

Authors: Elham Sayyad Abdi Christine Bruce

Publish Date: 2015/10/19

Volume: , Issue: , Pages: 59-69

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Abstract

The present paper suggests articulating the general context of workplace in information literacy research The paper considers distinguishing between information literacy research in workplaces and professions Referring to the results of a phenomenographic enquiry into web professionals’ information literacy as an example it is indicated that workrelated information literacy in particular contexts and depending on the nature of the context is experienced beyond physical workspaces and at professional level This involves people interacting with each other and with information at a broader level in comparison to a physically bounded workspace Regarding the example case discussed in the paper virtuality is identified as the dominant feature of the profession that causes information literacy to be experienced at a professional level It is anticipated that pursuing the direction proposed in the paper will result in a more segmented image of workrelated information literacyOpen Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 25 International License http//creativecommonsorg/licenses/bync/25/ which permits any noncommercial use sharing adaptation distribution and reproduction in any medium or format as long as you give appropriate credit to the original authors and the source provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were madeThe images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapters Creative Commons license unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material If material is not included in the chapters Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder

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