Open AccessEvaluating confidence in information literacy
Author(s) -
David Bedford
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of information literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1750-5968
DOI - 10.11645/15.1.2833
Subject(s) - information literacy , computer science , literacy , knowledge management , world wide web , sociology , pedagogy
This paper reports an approach to addressing library anxiety by evaluating user confidence in information literacy using a red/amber/green “traffic light” tool. It discusses the development of the tool which takes elements of a more complex toolkit and adapts them for library use. It then outlines the learning from use of the tool, discusses potential pitfalls with its use and considers the benefits of adopting this innovation.