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Information Literacy Instructional Practices Among Academic Librarians Within the Asia and Asia-Pacific Region: A Comparative Analysis

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study examined the level of understanding needed by academic librarians working at university libraries \nin Asia and Asia-Pacific to produce practical teaching skills in Information Literacy (IL) courses. Data were \nanalysed using Braun and Clarke's 2006 thematic analysis approach. Respondents were those teaching IL at \nfive universities in Malaysia, one in Singapore, and one in New Zealand. Analysis indicated stark differences \nin how IL is taught in all participating universities. The findings helped identify the challenges faced by \nlibrarians as a result of the behavioural change brought about by 21st-century learners in higher education \ninstitutions which led respondents to question their teaching efficacy and how their work as informed \ninstructors in delivering IL module content to students have informed the shifting roles of academic librarians \nin teaching IL.

Source: International Conference on Computer Supported Education

DOI: 10.5220/0011987300003470

Authors: Dayang Norsheila Abang Mohtar, Fitri Mohamad

Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Literacy

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak