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Information Literacy and the Digitalization of the Workplace
Gunilla Widen, editor
Jose Teixeira, editor
Facet Publishing
www.facetpublishing.co.uk
9781783305797, $126.95, HC, 222pp

https://www.amazon.com/Information-Literacy-Digitalization-Workplace-Gunill= a/dp/1783305797

Synopsis: Digitalization has had an overwhelming impact on the workplace in=
recent years, making it more associable, editable, interactive, programmab= le, traceable, communicable and distributable. But this change comes with s= ubstantial changes to ways of working.

New technologies almost always translate into new work processes, work arra= ngements, collaborative engagements and thus disrupt the information enviro= nment and consolidate equilibra at work. With the publication of "Informati=
on Literacy and the Digitalization of the Workplace", co-editors Gunilla Wi= den and Jose Teixeira aims to bring forward the role of workplace informati=
on literacy as a key condition for successful digitalization or digital tra= nsformation in today's workplace.

Featuring contributions from leading scholars, "Information Literacy and th=
e Digitalization of the Workplace" examines the multifaceted role of workpl= ace information literacy in organizational operations and its role in the d= igitalization process, taking into account the role and perspectives of emp= loyer and employee.

Critique: Comprised of seminal and ground-breaking contributions from a ros= ter of experience experts in the field of information science and the techn= ology of information, "Information Literacy and the Digitalization of the W= orkplace" is exceptionally well organized and presented, making it an essen= tial and core addition to personal, professional, community, corporate, col= lege, and university library Information & Library Science collections and = supplemental curriculum studies lists. It should be noted for students, aca= demia, librarians, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in t=
he subject that "Information Literacy and the Digitalization of the Workpla= ce" is also readily available in a paperback edition (9781783305810, $17.95=
) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $54.49).

Editorial Note #1: Gunilla Widen is Professor of Information Studies at the=
Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, bo Akademi University=
where she researches in the areas of information behaviour, information li= teracy, and knowledge management.

Editorial Note #2: Jose Teixeira works at the Department of Information Sys= tems at bo Akademi. His main research interests include open-source softwa= re, open-hardware, open-competition, open-innovation, and platform ecosyste= ms.

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