The Information Literacy Handbook: Charting the Discipline

NOTE: This title will be available Spring 2026. You may place an order and the item will be shipped when it becomes available. 

This comprehensive and subject-defining handbook draws together the work of an international group of researchers and educators to collectively recognize information literacy (IL) as a maturing soft applied discipline.

Showcasing current and historical scholarly research and including contributions from the world’s leading researchers and practitioners in the field of IL, this handbook provides a rich understanding of the nature of information literacy, including its traditions and significant history, shared approaches to inquiry, base of knowledge, and growing communication networks. Chapters cover:

• current perspectives on the discipline of information literacy;
• national and international IL advocacy, research, and educational development;
• the history of information literacy to present day;
• theories and methodologies used by IL researchers;
• ethical concerns and information challenges faced by individuals and societies;
• IL models and approaches that guide IL education and research; and
  information literacy communication networks, conferences and publications.

Item Number: 978-1-78330-634-3
Author: Karen F. Kaufmann & Clarence Maybee
Published: 2026
Publisher: Facet Publishing, UK
Pages: 450
Width: 6"
Height: 9"
Format: Softcover