Communities of practice and information literacy

Authors

  • María Guadalupe Vega Díaz Biblioteca Daniel Cosio Villegas, Colegio de México, México
  • Álvaro Quijano Solis Biblioteca Daniel Cosio Villegas, Colegio de México, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v4i.3878

Keywords:

Communities of practice. Appropiation. Information competences. Information literacy. Significative learning.

Abstract

The concept of communities of practice is analyzed as a learning space where individuals with different knowledge levels and experiences analyze and solve problems emerging from daily situations. At the same time that they negotiate meanings, the reflect together, plan and develope the pertinent actions. According to this concept, it is proposed that Information Literacy is promoted considering the interaction and informed participation of subjects that belong to different communities of practice. The proposal has a frame the sociocultural perspective of learning, in particular the Theory of Activity, and its applications is exemplified with a workshop addressed to the library personal of a Mexican academic library.

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Author Biographies

María Guadalupe Vega Díaz, Biblioteca Daniel Cosio Villegas, Colegio de México, México

Guadalupe Vega es licenciada y maestra en bibliotecología por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y posee el grado de Doctora en Psicología por la misma universidad. Actualmnte es Coordinadora Académica del Posgrado en Bibliotecología de El Colegio de México, en donde imparte la cátedra de Formación de Usuarios

Álvaro Quijano Solis, Biblioteca Daniel Cosio Villegas, Colegio de México, México

Álvaro Quijano es actuario por la Universidad de México y posee másters en Bibliotecología y en investigación operativa por la Case Western Reserve University (Estados Unidos). Actualmente es candidato a doctor en Ingeniería por la Universidad de México. Dirige la Biblioteca Daniel Cosio Villegas, de el Colegio de México, prestigiada institución que fue creada para acoger a los intelectuales españoles durante la guerra civil, en 1938. Esta biblioteca es la más grande de América Latina especializada en Ciencias Sociales, y una de las más grandes del país. Ha impartido cursos en todas las instituciones mexicanas que enseñan Bibliotecología, además de haber sido docente en Mar del Plata (Argentina) y durante el congreso de la Asociación Argentina de Bibliotecarios Graduados del año pasado. Ha sido director de un número importante de tesis mexicanas de licenciatura y maestría, y actualmente es profesor titular del seminario sobre transferencia de tecnología de información, en la división de posgrado en Bibliotecología de la Universidad de México.

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Published

2010-09-07

How to Cite

Vega Díaz, M. G., & Quijano Solis, Álvaro. (2010). Communities of practice and information literacy. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 4, 93–103. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v4i.3878

Issue

Vol. 4 (2010)

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