This paper reviews the evolution of information skills and information literacy (IL) work and associated research in UK schools over the past thirty years as reflected in the literature. A brief report is then offered of a recent small study of library-based IL work in primary schools in England, conducted by one of the authors, using structured focus groups of teachers and library assistants and telephone interviews with headteachers.
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