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Title: 'It Is a Skill Everybody Needs to Learn': Australian Teacher Librarians Steering Secondary Schools through Shifting Information Landscapes
Language: English
Authors: Kasey Garrison (ORCID 0000-0002-2495-0233), Kay Oddone (ORCID 0000-0002-6814-3783)
Source: Journal of Information Literacy. 2025 19(1):48-68.
Availability: CILIP Information Literacy Group. 7 Ridgmount Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7AE, United Kingdom. e-mail: JIL@cilip.org.uk; Web site: https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, School Libraries, Secondary Schools, Information Literacy, Librarian Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 1750-5968
Abstract: There is limited research available that investigates current information literacy (IL) needs of Australian secondary school students and teachers from the perspective of teacher librarians. This phenomenological research responds to this problem by exploring the perspectives of Australian secondary teacher librarians regarding the changing information landscape and its effects on supporting IL for students and teachers -- "a skill everybody needs to learn" as our participant Mrs. M. highlighted. Data included from interviews with 19 secondary teacher librarians with varying years of teaching experience in different types of schools from across the country. Findings suggest the overwhelming amount of information available means users must develop better evaluation and selection skills in addition to an understanding of the differences among information sources like search engines, social media, and AI. The teacher librarians described similar issues for students and teachers, both struggling to keep up with the rate of changes and unaware of their knowledge gaps. At the same time, the shifting and expanding information environment presents opportunities for deeper discussion and engagement around issues like information ethics and copyright as well as the development of creative and critical thinking skills. This research contributes to a clearer understanding of the needs of secondary students and teachers as information users and demonstrates the diverse approaches teacher librarians employ to foster IL amid a rapidly shifting and unprecedented information context.
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