Information literacy training in an African university setting : case study of IL course development at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana
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Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the collaboration between Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) library and KIT’s Information & Library Services (KIT ILS) to develop an information literacy (IL) training programme. Special emphasis is placed on two issues: (1) the practicality of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) guidelines when applied to an IL programme at a university in Africa; and (2) the problem of translating the generic and rather abstract ACRL standards into specific training objectives. The paper also discusses a number of lessons learned to be taken into account when planning IL training in Africa.
Authors:
Hof, S. van 't
,
Sluijs, J.
,
Asamoah-Hassan, H.
,
Agyen-Gyasi, K.
Series Title:
KIT Working Papers Series
Country:
Ghana
Category:
Research
Serial number:
WPS.I3
ISSN:
1876-4142
Keywords:
communication
,
education
,
information and communication technologies
,
information services
Language:
eng
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
PAGE:
37
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
Royal Tropical Insitute (KIT)
Year:
2010
Region:
West Africa
Right:
© 2010 Royal Tropical Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported
Subject:
Information, Knowledge and Communication
Title:
Information literacy training in an African university setting : case study of IL course development at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana