Financial literacy resources in US public libraries: website analysis

Information literacy in public libraries from the perspective of public libraries’ policymakers; an exploratory study

Purpose: The present paper aims to conduct an exploratory study on the status of information literacy in upstream documents and curriculums of Iran public libraries institutions for public libraries. Methodology: This is a developmental exploratory-qualitative study in terms of purpose. Research data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with policymakers and officials of p...

Information Literacy Training in Canada’s Public Libraries

What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?

This paper uses data from a finance-related theme park located at Junior Achievement in Los Angeles to explore how financial education changes investment, financing, and consumer behavior. In the Finance Park, students were assigned fictitious life situations and asked to create household budgets for these roles. Some students received a 19-hour financial literacy curriculum before going to the...

Content analysis of policy documents in Iran's public libraries

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the categories and issues that were considered by national policymakers in the field of public libraries of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study seeks to identify those issues and problems for which policymakers have been trying to find solutions by analyzing the content of policy documents. Method: This research is a qualitative resear...

Information Literacy in Public Libraries: a Covert Operation

The participative and collaborative technologies of Web 2.0 are being utilised by libraries in their information literacy programs. Supporting independent learning and literacy are core public library roles, along with providing physical and virtual places for social and community interaction. This paper considers the appl ication of Web 2.0 tools to public library’s information literacy progra...