Mary Ann Harlan: Conceptualizations of Information Literacy and Youth Practices (VIDEO)

Summary: Information literacy is a term with two distinct parts, both of which hold popular and discipline-specific connotations impacting how we understand the concept. This presentation examines conceptualizations of information and literacy; both within popular understandings and within disciplines. It then further examines research through the lens of Generic, Situated, and Transformative windows focusing on youth’s information practices and literacy experiences.