Information Literacy and Workplace Performance [Hardcover]

Tom W. Goad (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1567204546 | ISBN-13: 978-1567204544

Today's workplace demands skills for a knowledgeable, productive use of information. Success, both personal and organizational, comes from finding what is essential and optimizing its effectiveness. Goad teaches readers how to swim in a potentially overwhelming sea of data. Information literacy--the ability to recognize the need for information, to locate, access, select, and apply it--was once an academic matter. Nowadays, this critical array of skills concerns anyone working in a knowledge-based environment. This easy-to-read, lucid guide attends to basic skills, thinking and decision-making, creativity enhancement, innovation and risk taking, computer literacy, subject matter literacy, learning how to learn, and securement of on-the-job help. As a special bonus, Goad discusses an unusual but highly relevant topic: how do we place work into the framework of our lives, and how can information literacy help? Both public and private sectors will find this an important resource for people at all organizational levels, making it a must have for anyone whose world is built on information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Noting that information literacy is the new "one skill" that workers need to develop, the author defines and examines its various elements within the context of the workplace.”–Library Journal

“[a]n astute assessment of the role information plays in society.”–Stern & Associates

“The subject of this book is of the highest importance for success in the Information Age and Goad does a first-rate job of explaining essential skills the reader needs!”–Business Information Alert

“The book is especially suited for training in information literacy as well as for self-education. The references are useful guides to further study. I thought that it was interersting how respectfully the author treated the librarians as potential kingpins in promoting information literacy. I see this realized in university library schools where schools of information are emerging as new study paths for their students.”–Alert Personnel Psychology

About the Author

TOM W. GOAD is an organizational consultant, trainer, and author.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Quorum Books (January 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567204546
• ISBN-13: 978-1567204544
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,858,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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