.
The factor here that merits consideration is that book literacy, which I
imagine is similar to the general term literacy and involves the basic
abilities to read and perhaps write, book literacy and computer literacy
are by far not the only literacies discussed in the present world. A very
big field that is right behind literacy and up there with computer
literacy is the field of information literacy.
Google Scholar
Results 1 - 10 of about 31,800 for "information literacy".
<http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=%
22information+literacy%22&btnG=Search>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/r4u83w>
Many colleges and universities are devoting increased resources and
curriculum requirements into making information literacy a substantial
part of their undergraduate programs, intensifying attention to student
ability to find information, do research and navigate electronic resources
and electronic information finding tools. Specialized information
literacy subdivisions are developing that focus on such skills in specific
fields and in many cases focus on the general public's ability to find
needed knowledge in those fields, hence concepts like financial literacy
and health literacy. It is sad that very many high school students
graduate without having been made aware that in the United States most
public libraries provide database access that covers a range of subject
fields and provides abstracted source listings and full text journal and
magazine content for use in their high school research assignments. Many
K-12 teachers are completely usaware of this database availability in the
U.S. and Canada and I suspect in Great Britain as well. Many of these
teachers have no training or skill in the use of these bibliographic
databases and could not teach their use. Hence many students arrive in
college thinking Web Search Google is the only place to seek information
and do searching for pertinent research topic sources. Those teaching
information literacy skills at the college level have their work cut out
for them, if indeed they know how to use these tools. Unfortunately, much
of the literature about information literature has little to say about the
use of bibliographic databases.
Web Google
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,450,000 for "information literacy".
Results 1 - 10 of about 294,000 for "information literacy" and (database
OR databases).
Google Scholar
Results 1 - 10 of about 32,400 for "information literacy".
Results 1 - 10 of about 12,300 for "information literacy" and (database OR
databases).
There is more about databases and information literacy on Net-Gold.
Results 1 - 10 of about 11,700 for ("information literacy" OR database OR
databases) and "net-gold" and "temple.edu".
<http://www.google.com/search?q=(%22information+literacy%22+OR+database+
OR+databases)+and+%22net-gold%22+and+%22temple.edu%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/qtx9sc>
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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<http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com>
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<http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html>
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<http://net-gold.jiglu.com/>
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<http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet>
COUNTRIES
<http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info>
EMPLOYMENT
<http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT>
TOURISM
<http://guides.temple.edu/tourism>
DISABILITIES
http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES
INDOOR GARDENING
<http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/>
Educator-Gold
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/>
K12ADMINLIFE
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/>
Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold
<http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o>
Net-Gold Membership Required to View Photos
Twitter: davidpdillard
Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David P. Dillard
<http://tinyurl.com/p63whl>
<http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw>
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On Tue, 19 May 2009, Larry Arnold wrote:
> I have a bit of a problem with the transferall of the concept literacy
> beyond the two domains of book literacy and computer literacy which are
> related in terms of both being media.
>
> Health literacy just does not compute, it is a metaphor too far and foreign.
>
> Surely there is a better term, such as competence, autonomy, or praxis?
>
> Larry
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:DISABILITY-
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Deborah Chinn
>> Sent: 19 May 2009 10:31
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: health literacy - what do you think?
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>> I'm doing some research into health literacy in community health settings
> - thought this
>> would be
>> a good forum to hear a range of views, especially from disabled people who
> have been on
>> the
>> receiving end of health assessments and interventions. The overall goal of
> the project is to
>> improve communication between professionals and service users, but seeing
> it as
>> professionals'
>> responsibility to ask the right sort of questions and develop their own
> communication
>> strategies. Responses to any of these questions would be very helpful:
>>
>> I've come across lots of definitions of health literacy - what (if
> anything) does this term
>> mean to
>> you?
>>
>> What knowledge/experience do you have of health workers making an effort
> to find out
>> something about the skills/understandings/communication style of disabled
> people they
>> work
>> with?
>>
>> Some definitions of health literacy include skills in critical thinking
> about health, collective
>> organising, addressing health inequalities. Have you found that health
> workers are
>> interested in
>> these sort of competencies? Should they be?
>>
>> Any further thoughts you have on these issues would be gratefully
> received. Feel free to
>> forward
>> this message to other forums where you think people might be interested
> (please let me
>> know
>> where, so I can follow up on responses!)
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Deborah
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