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Abstract
Recent political events have raised the profile of information literacy as a potential tool for supporting informed political participation. This article emphasises the importance of supporting political engagement through information provision and information literacy development, drawing on findings from two research projects to discuss what information needs young people have in relation to political engagement and identify some examples of work taking place in Scottish school libraries to help young people develop political knowledge and feel able to participate meaningfully in democratic processes. Some of the main barriers to libraries engaging with this work are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-23 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Library and Information Research |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 123 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- political information
- information literacy
- scotland
- political participation
- education
- education policy
- scottish independence referendum
- general election
- school librarianship
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Learning Lending Liberty: Can school libraries be engines for youth citizenship? Exploring how school libraries in Scotland support political literacy
Smith, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/15 → 31/07/15
Project: Research
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