Settling in: The Relationship between Information and Social Inclusion

Kennan, Mary Anne; Lloyd, Annemareé; Qayyum, Muhammad Asim; Thompson, Kim M.

doi:10.1080/00048623.2011.10722232

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“…Reviews of the literature in information studies which focus on immigrants (Caidi, Allard and Quirke 2010;Quirke 2011) indicate a lack of empirical studies that systematically explore how new immigrants seek and make use of information. In Australia, studies in the information Australian Academic & Research Libraries 49 studies field, which have focused on regional resettlement demonstrated that transitioning into the Australian environment is complex and fraught with difficulties as people learn to reconcile their own cultural understandings with those of their new countries (Lloyd, Lipu and Kennan 2010;Kennan et al 2011;Lloyd et al 2013). In these studies, neither the health experience nor health information literacy was explicitly studied.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 97%

Building Information Resilience: How do Resettling Refugees Connect with Health Information in Regional Landscapes – Implications for Health Literacy

Lloyd

2014

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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Building Information Resilience: How do Resettling Refugees Connect with Health Information in Regional Landscapes – Implications for Health Literacy

Lloyd

2014

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“…They introduced IL as a tool that enables newcomers to battle social exclusion as an information problem as refugees experience social exclusion as a result of finding required information overwhelming and contradicting without required skills to handle the situation (Kennan at al., 2011). Being information literate in such situations is of value since it empowers individuals to familiarise themselves with their new information environment effectively so they will know how to navigate such environment to access required information for the purpose of problem solving.…”

Section: Information Literacy For Critical Life Situationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an everyday life information literacy mind-set: a review of literature

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Abdi

2017

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Purpose Information literacy (IL) within the everyday life context is regarded as an important condition for civic participation and engagement, informed citizenship, health and well-being. However, compared to the significant amount of IL research within educational and workplace settings, there has been relatively little research in relation to the value of IL within everyday life situations. The purpose of this paper is to explore existing empirical research that addresses aspects of IL within the context of everyday life, identifying current gaps in the literature, highlighting key theoretical positions, and mapping trends. Design/methodology/approach The review has been conducted in the form of a scoping study that aims to map the key concepts underpinning this research area and the main sources and types of evidence available. It is based on journal literature reporting primary research, published from 2000 to 2016 and sourced from a range of different databases covering IL research. Findings IL practices take place within diverse everyday life contexts. The key research directions have been categorised into four broad contextual areas, encompassing leisure and community activities, citizenship and the fulfilment of social roles, public health and critical life situations. These point to the need for developing an IL mind-set which is discussed as an adaptive, transferable and ongoing activity that transgresses the boundaries of prescribed skills within the specific contexts of work and education. Originality/value This research area is still in its infancy and more varied contexts need to be explored to nurture a robust understanding of the use and impact of IL in people’s everyday lives. The paper also highlights the implications of the lack of IL and identifies the key players in the advocacy of IL within different everyday life settings.

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“…In Australia, there have been a few information studies on immigrant populations (Kennan, Lloyd, Qayyum, & Thompson, 2011;Lloyd et al, 2010Lloyd et al, , 2013. For example, Kennan et al (2011) reported on refugees' information behaviour in relation to social inclusion in New South Wales using a socio-cultural approach.…”

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“…For example, Kennan et al (2011) reported on refugees' information behaviour in relation to social inclusion in New South Wales using a socio-cultural approach. The participants included representatives from public libraries, multicultural councils, settler groups and service provider groups.…”

Section: Immigrants' Information Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The findings also emphasised the importance of service providers, including public libraries as mediators and navigators for the refugees. The studies by Kennan et al (2011) and Lloyd et al (2013) focused on humanitarian refugees. Their findings may not necessarily generalise to Asian immigrants who have not been forced from their homeland and are subject to a different set of policies and programmes.…”

Section: Immigrants' Information Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Linking Everyday Information Behaviour and Asian Immigrant Settlement Processes: Towards a Conceptual Framework

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Koronios

2015

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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International migration is a worldwide phenomenon. However, the process of immigrants' settlement is still considered an under-researched area from an information perspective. Navigating information throughout the settlement process is considered challenging but critical for immigrants. The uptake of information is deemed significant to both the well-being of immigrants and their host countries. An important outcome of the capability to navigate information in a new landscape is increasing the likelihood of social inclusion in a new country. More empirical research is needed to identify the characteristics of immigrants' information behaviour in the context of their settlement. This paper provides an overview of immigrants' information behaviour studies and the use of public library services by immigrants and identifies gaps in the literature. Supported and tested by a pilot study, a conceptual framework is developed to underpin a study into Asian immigrants' information behaviour in South Australia, linking their information needs, information seeking, information grounds and information sharing, and corresponding public library services to their ongoing settlement.

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Settling in: The Relationship between Information and Social Inclusion

Cited by 72 publications

References 15 publications

Building Information Resilience: How do Resettling Refugees Connect with Health Information in Regional Landscapes – Implications for Health Literacy

Building Information Resilience: How do Resettling Refugees Connect with Health Information in Regional Landscapes – Implications for Health Literacy

Towards an everyday life information literacy mind-set: a review of literature

Linking Everyday Information Behaviour and Asian Immigrant Settlement Processes: Towards a Conceptual Framework

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