Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative
Free Workshops on Information Literacy
By becoming information literate, you will know where to look for information, how to find what you need, judge whether it is reliable and useful, and then apply it to your work.
There are still places available on IRISS’s free, half-day workshops entitled, Embracing Information Literacy: the art of finding and sharing information, which are being held in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
The effective use of knowledge and information is central to realising the vision set out in Changing Lives of person-centred social services, delivered by a confident and competent workforce. The Knowledge Management Strategy for the social services recognises the importance of information literacy.
By becoming information literate, you will know where to look for information, how to find what you need, judge whether it is reliable and useful, and then apply it to your work.
Who should attend?
The workshops are designed for anyone working in social services. No prior knowledge or understanding of information literacy is assumed.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop participants will
• Know how to search the web more effectively
• Know how to construct search strategies
• Know where to look
• Know how to evaluate information and information sources
• Be able to use a simple, six-step model of information literacy
• Understand copyright fundamentals
• Be able to use Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS)
• Recognise the benefits of being information literate
To book a place on the Aberdeen workshops, please visit: http://iriss-il-aberdeen.eventbrite.com/
To book a place on the Edinburgh workshops, please visit: http://iriss-il-edinburgh.eventbrite.com/
If you have any further questions or queries, please contact Michelle Drumm at or call 0141 228 6365
