ERIC Number: EJ1389948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
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Toward a Framework for Information Creativity
Dahlquist, Mark
College & Research Libraries, v84 n3 p441-462 May 2023
Recognizing the importance of information literacy in defining the primary focus of library instruction, this paper suggests the potential utility of a complementary principle of information creativity. Employers and educators now increasingly stress creativity's value and teachability; this paper turns to the work of John Dewey to suggest that the traditional distinction between creativity and literacy education is not only unavoidable but also potentially productive. This paper offers some initial suggestions as to what a framework for information creativity might entail, and proposes that an emphasis on information creativity could both highlight the familiar association between libraries and creativity and inspire a theory and practice of creativity that strengthens traditions of democratic social progress.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Creativity, Library Instruction, Literacy Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Democracy, Critical Literacy, Progressive Education, Library Services, Back to Basics
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Language: English
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