Theme 3 Blog post - Critical Literacy in accessing internet reference resources
Critical literacy in the library learning commons (LLC) starts with staff and strong collection development (Browne, 2017). Thus, I would introduce critical literacy in the library learning commons by providing a strong, dynamic and responsive collection which includes a variety of formats such as print, digital and nonprint resources to meet users learning and professional needs (Mardis, 2021). I would also start the school year by introducing staff to the internet reference resources we have available through staff meetings, emails and tutorial sessions. Next, I would use my collaboration time with staff modelling and co-planning the use of internet reference resources with their class. I would specifically teach staff and students about the deep web, databases, the library catalogue, encyclopedias, dictionaries and the thesaurus, as well as atlases. The Deep Web Although I wouldn’t use it directly with my students, I could access information from academic databases that are availa...
