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Librarians’ Understanding of Information Literacy in Academic Libraries in Bulgaria: A Case Study

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Information Literacy in the Workplace (ECIL 2017)

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This study aims at illuminating a culturally situated understanding of Information literacy (IL) contextualized by a particular landscape in terms of a specific geographic region with related socio-cultural characteristics. The understanding of IL defines the frameworks for teaching IL in academic settings and impacts pedagogy. The study embraces the constructivist worldview through the lens of a socio-cultural theoretical framework and employs instrumental (with exploratory and ethnographic elements) case study approach. The research design includes: field observations and analysis, unobtrusive data set(s) collection and examination, artifact analysis such as websites, and in-depth interviews with Bulgarian academic librarians. This study addresses the need to apply culturally grounded approaches to IL to better serve specific groups. It will add to the international pool of knowledge in the field and will benefit Bulgarian academic librarians by providing a view of their understanding of IL and possibly facilitate further inquiry into suitable framework and practices.

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I would like to thank my supervisory team, Dr. Christine Bruce, Dr. Mary Ann Harlan and Dr. Elham Abdi for their continuous support.

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  1. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

    Katia G. Karadjova

  2. Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, CA, USA

    Katia G. Karadjova

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  1. Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Serap Kurbanoğlu

  2. University of Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France

    Joumana Boustany

  3. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Sonja Špiranec

  4. University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA

    Esther Grassian

  5. University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA

    Diane Mizrachi

  6. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

    Loriene Roy

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Karadjova, K.G. (2018). Librarians’ Understanding of Information Literacy in Academic Libraries in Bulgaria: A Case Study. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Boustany, J., Špiranec, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Roy, L. (eds) Information Literacy in the Workplace. ECIL 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 810. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_83

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