Presented at LILAC 2018

1. Facilitating a programme level approach to
information and digital literacy (IDL).
Findings of our participatory action research
project.
Vicky Grant - Amy Haworth
#LILAC18

2. Today we will be covering...
● Information and Digital Literacy (IDL)
● Programme level approaches
● Reflections on our participatory action research
project and implications for practice

4. The Sheffield IDL Framework

5. Information and Digital Literacy
Tutorials

7. Jesse, final year Engineering student.
“I attended the blogging
workshop which I thought was
vastly beneficial in the digital
age we live in…
I am looking forward to using
the skills to create my own
blog once my summer exams
are over”

8. Elka, Library SALT team, 2017-18.
“We’ve got the
right resources,
they need to be in
the right places”

9. Matt, Library SALT team, 2017-18.
“Students want
information
where they are
and when they
need it”

10. IDL and programme level approaches

11. CC0 ErikaWittlieb

12. CC0, Tama66

13. English Literature Dissertation module:
IDL Masterclass
CC0, Skyangel

15. Participatory action research
Empowering-Changing-Reflecting
Appreciative Inquiry
What is strong not what is wrong

16. Our reflections on ‘what is strong’
“Working as a group we then looked at chat transcripts, which, as they came mostly from
StarPlus [the Library Catalogue), were more complex - relating to literacies and less
transactional based. The value of our SALT team reviewing enquiries together enabled
them to discuss the decision making process.”
Alison Staff participant
“A lot has happened in these 12 weeks. The first few weeks were all focussed around
getting to know the team and the staff as well as planning the project. This process was for
the most part smooth, with the staff being extremely welcoming and the team bonding
quickly … We were required to analyse past staff-student interactions through the
libanswers software … The theme I have noticed most is that students are unaware of the
interlibrary loan system.
Matt Student Associate

17. Implications for practice
• Appreciative Inquiry engages library teams with
dynamic and agile approaches to change
• Keep an open mind for the road ahead – digital is
dynamic
• Co-analysis and co-production allows for multiple
perspectives, enhancing inclusivity and student
engagement

18. Information and digital literacy blog
idl.group.shef.ac.uk
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19. References
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information literacy instruction. In: Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC),
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Grant, V., Grigsby, K., Carlson, S & Sadler, R. (2017). Students as positive disruptors : co-
developing an information and digital literacy festival using a participatory action research
approach. In: Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), 10-12 April, Swansea
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Townsin, J. (2013) Appreciative Inquiry [online]. YouTube. [Viewed 23 March 2018]. Available
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