Transcript Presentation on 7 Pillars - Research Information Network

The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy :
research lens
I’m doing
cutting edge
research into
bamboo
You need to
make sure
you’re
information
literate then
Moira Bent
Robinson Library
Isn’t
information
literacy just for
librarians?
IL encompasses
• Digital literacy
• Media literacy
• Visual literacy
• Information handling & skills
• Academic literacy
• Data curation
• Data management
Not only
Skills and competencies
But also
Attitudes and behaviours
An information literate person will
demonstrate an awareness of how they use,
manage, synthesise and create information
and data, in an ethical manner, together
with the information skills to do so
effectively.
Information literacy is central to learning and
essentially involves developing skills and
competencies and changing learning
attitudes, habits and behaviours so that
people understand how information and
data fit into their learning.
This is too complicated,
surely all researchers
know what to do….
T
The 7 Pillars model can be
helpful
The Information Landscape
The 7 pillars of Information Literacy
Yes, I can see the
whole landscape
from up here, but
how will that help
me?
The Information Literacy Landscape
Ooh, this looks
like a pillar! How
does it work?
Pillar 6: Manage
“A researcher can organise information and data and apply the knowledge
gained”
The researcher understands:
• Their responsibility to act with professional integrity and to be honest in all
aspects of research, especially information handling and dissemination (e.g.
copyright, plagiarism and IP issues)
• The role they play in helping others in information seeking and management
• The need to keep systematic records, for example of:
o search strategies and resources searched
o resources found & resources used
o research data & methodologies
• The importance of sharing research data ethically without breaching data
protection and informed consent of individuals
• The need to archive research data ethically
• The importance of metadata
Pillar 6: Manage
The researcher is able to:
• Use the information and data found to address the research
question
• Use appropriate bibliographical software to manage information
• Cite printed and electronic sources using suitable referencing
styles
• Create appropriately formatted bibliographies
• Demonstrate awareness of issues relating to the rights of other
researchers and research participants, including ethics, data
protection, copyright, plagiarism and IP issues
• Set standards of conduct for academic integrity
• Identify data curation opportunities to ensure that research data is
ethically stored for re-use in other projects
• Use data management software to manage and curate research
data
Right, sorted,
I’m off to the
pub!
Eh? RDF?
Researcher Development Framework
• RDF recognises the importance and place
of information literacy
• Several competencies in the RDF are
explicitly relevant, notably:
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Information seeking
Information literacy and management
Synthesising
Evaluating
IPR/copyright
Attribution/co-authorship
Publication