I can recommend Mandy Lupton’s recent article : “Evidence, argument and social responsibility: first year students’ experiences of information literacy when researching an essay” Higher Education Research and Development 27(4) Dec 2008 399-414.
It describes a “phenomenographic study of undergraduate experiences” and relates information literacy to the process of creating an essay. Mandy identifies 3 hieerarchical categories – seeking evidence, developing an argument and learning as social responsibility. She concludes that IL incorporates both generic and contextual elements and I think this study is very helpful for those of us involved in developing integrated IL interventions.
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