'Radical Information Literacy' themed webinar Tuesday 17 February

I've been meaning to sign up to InformAll information know-how for all and finally got round to it as a result of receiving an email about a free webinar 'Radical Information Literacy'. The webinar sounds interesting so will sign up for that once I have read some of the back ground reading specifically Andrew Whitworth's book of the same name. Andrew is leading the discussion and the theme is based upon his book. The discussion sounds interesting and just the sort of things I and the CoP have been discussing / involved in. it will also fit in nicely with my PhD, I'm currently working on my literature review and it's just the sort of reading and discussion I'm looking for. Details of the webinar are as folows:

InformAll is organising a webinar on the theme of Radical Information Literacy, on Tuesday 17 February 2015, from 16:30 to 18:00 GMT. It is free for all to join. This will be the first in a series on topical subjects of relevance to anyone, in the UK and internationally, interested in information literacy.

.. the discussion, which will be an opportunity to consider the issues covered in his book: the way in which the development of both the theory and practice of information literacy has been affected by its institutionalisation in academic libraries, resulting in a neglect of more critical and relational approaches that seek to promote a redistribution of authority over information practice, rather than confirm existing authorities. The webinar will explore how the theory of Radical Information Literacy could be turned into practice in many different contexts beyond  the 'traditional' confines of the library world: within workplaces, among community groups, campaigning organisations, social networks...

This online event will therefore explore how the ownership of information literacy can be extended so that learners, formally and informally, may develop their own critical approaches to the handling of information and to the evaluation of information sources.

Further details, including background reading and how to register interest in the webinar, are available at http://www.researchinfonet.org/infolit/ridls/informall-webinars/ . We hope that as many readers of this newsletters as possible will be able to join us from across the globe on the day!