Adult+Learners

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====The National Forum on Information Literacy boasts to mainstream information literacy philosophy and practice, and hosts a directory of programs and projects surrounding the topic of information literacy. ====

**Information Obesity by A. Whitworth**
====Whitworth, A. (2009) //Information obesity//. Oxford: Chandos. ISBN: 9781843344490. There is an accompanying website at @http://130.88.43.233/elwww/informationobesity/index.html. Read Nick Frost’s review in JIL. This book is aimed at adults and addresses the issue of information overload, or as this book coins the phrase //information obesity//. Touches on information management, and discusses the difference between information and knowledge.====

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====Western Michigan University offers quick starts and steps to //searching, selecting, and evaluating// sources when researching or gathering information. This web-based tutorial is directed towards adult students at WMU, but can also be accessed using the guest log in for those interested in participating.====

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====This seven-module information literacy course for adult learners is hosted online by University of Idaho. The modules focus on developing the following information literacy skill sets: searching, locating, evaluating, and sharing information.====

@http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/
====This blog publishes entries several times a week and is authored by Sheila Webber, faculty member of University of Sheffield, UK, and Director of the Centre for Information Literacy Research. The blog explores key topics and hot issues in information literacy, offering a wide variety of resources to readers, from IL standards to technology tutorials.====

@http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php/cil
====Communications in Information Literacy is an open-access, independent, peer-reviewed journal on information literacy topics in institutions of higher education. This journal requires subscription, but may be accessible through your educational or local library.====