9 Supporting Digital Dexterity in Academic Library Communities Across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
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Ruth Cameron
Cameron, Ruth Coordinator of Digital Library Programs, University of Newcastle Library, Australia. She helped to create the university’s Digital Capabilities Framework which was launched in 2019. Ruth has been a member of the Council of Australasian University Librarians’ Digital Dexterity Champions group and worked with other group members to coordinate the Digital Dexterity blog. She is a passionate advocate for building digital capability for staff and students, and for promoting and supporting digital dexterity as widely as possible.
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ruth.cameron@newcastle.edu.au Davidsson, Sara Member Services and Governance Lead, CAVAL Ltd. Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, which provides her with the opportunity to advocate within areas close to her heart. Professional development for staff, the importance of learning, education and literacy in the academic and wider community, as well as facilitating a welcoming environment for new industry professionals are some examples of what drives Sara. After several career changes, she believes she has found her true match in the library and information industry. She is currently a member of the Australian Library and Information Association Community of Resource Description Special Interest Group.
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sara.davidsson@caval.edu.au Cain, Kat Library Partner, Outreach and Scholarly Services, Deakin University Library, Geelong, Australia. Kat is a strategic library leader and digital capabilities specialist. As a Library Partner, she forges connections between the Library and the Deakin community through partnered projects, aligned services, and strategic initiatives. Kat also co-leads the Library AI Lab, an exploratory space driving library AI capability building, leading AI-related library projects, and surfacing library pilot initiatives. She contributes to scholarship on digital fluency and the intersections of technology, learning, and capability building in higher education. With a focus on digital competencies as both skills and behaviours, she has developed models and frameworks that enhance digital learning and bridge technological engagement gaps. Kat is a champion of human-centred approaches to technology, and her work and publications reflect an ongoing curiosity about how people interact with and shape technology.
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kat.cain@deakin.edu.au Newton, Kristy Digital Literacies Coordinator, University of Wollongong Library, New South Wales, Australia. She created the Digital Skills Hub at the university, an online portal for students to access information, evaluate their own levels of digital capability, and utilise resources that enable them to develop their individual digital dexterity needs. Kristy has been centrally involved in the development of student and staff digital literacies at the university, and believes that all individuals should be empowered and autonomous in navigating digital spaces.
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knewton@uow.edu.au Ratcliffe, Wendy Senior Coordinator, Library Learning Services, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. She oversees on-demand library support services across six campus libraries, providing both online and in-person assistance to students. She also leads the Peer Learning Advisor programme, which fosters a student-led support model to enhance academic success. With 35 years of experience in academic libraries, Wendy is dedicated to student support and retention, helping learners develop the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners.
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w.ratcliffe@latrobe.edu.au Chapman, Emma Team Lead, Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand South Library and Knowledge Services, and Resource Facilitator Librarian at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa/Bridging and Tertiary Courses New Zealand. Emma is a librarian and registered nurse with extensive experience over the past twenty years in education and special libraries; other recent roles include Digital Capability Specialist and Team Leader, Information Literacy at the Auckland University of Technology Library.
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Emma.Chapman@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Abstract
The Council of Australian University Librarians, recently renamed the Council of Australasian University Librarians, (CAUL), published its Digital Dexterity Framework in 2019. Concurrently, an Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand academic libraries’ Digital Dexterity Community of Practice (CoP) was created, centred around a Digital Dexterity Champions’ group, which in turn was facilitated by CAVAL, an Australian academic library consortium. CAUL’s desire to have a generative grounding of the CoP resulted in member institutions nominating at least one staff member to become their library’s Digital Dexterity Champion. The organic, inclusive Champions’ group model, flexibly farewelling and welcoming different members, fostered the development of an energetic and enthusiastic involvement with digital dexterity within academic libraries across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand until the group’s cessation in December 2024. Each Champion came to value the group as a rich source of knowledge and support. The group focused on building members’ capabilities which were then shared with wider academic library communities, including institutions’ staff and students. This chapter reflects on the formation of the Champions’ group as an academic library industry CoP. The challenges, opportunities, and future growth possibilities of the approach are explicated through reflection on the group’s advocacy for, and promotion of, digital dexterity within and beyond their own institutions.
Abstract
The Council of Australian University Librarians, recently renamed the Council of Australasian University Librarians, (CAUL), published its Digital Dexterity Framework in 2019. Concurrently, an Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand academic libraries’ Digital Dexterity Community of Practice (CoP) was created, centred around a Digital Dexterity Champions’ group, which in turn was facilitated by CAVAL, an Australian academic library consortium. CAUL’s desire to have a generative grounding of the CoP resulted in member institutions nominating at least one staff member to become their library’s Digital Dexterity Champion. The organic, inclusive Champions’ group model, flexibly farewelling and welcoming different members, fostered the development of an energetic and enthusiastic involvement with digital dexterity within academic libraries across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand until the group’s cessation in December 2024. Each Champion came to value the group as a rich source of knowledge and support. The group focused on building members’ capabilities which were then shared with wider academic library communities, including institutions’ staff and students. This chapter reflects on the formation of the Champions’ group as an academic library industry CoP. The challenges, opportunities, and future growth possibilities of the approach are explicated through reflection on the group’s advocacy for, and promotion of, digital dexterity within and beyond their own institutions.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Preface 1
- 1 Digital Literacy: An Overview and Introduction 7
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Part I Public and School Libraries Promote Digital Literacy through Digital Access and Skills Building
- 2 Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Marginalised Citizens in Developing Nations 29
- 3 Information Literacy in the Digital Age: Building Competencies Across the Learning Continuum 55
- 4 Fostering Digital Literacy in India: Government Initiatives and Digital Inclusion 69
- 5 Engaging Young People as Readers: Use of Social Media and Digital Literacy 93
- 6 The Library as Lifeline: Digital Inclusion in Post-Pandemic Philadelphia 113
- 7 Empowering Librarians and Learners: Building a Supportive Network for Teaching and Learning 128
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Part II Academic Libraries Take Novel Approaches to Advance Digital Skills
- 8 Transforming the Student Experience in Singapore Polytechnic Libraries Through a Collaborative Digital Literacy Framework 143
- 9 Supporting Digital Dexterity in Academic Library Communities Across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand 162
- 10 Developing Student Digital Literacies Through Insights from Educators and Employers 180
- 11 Digital Literacy in Latin America: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 197
- 12 The Venn of Project Research: A Framework for Librarians and Students Tackling Real-World Challenges 215
- 13 Enhancing Student Transliteracy Through Archives: Designing an OER for Primary Source Mastery 230
- 14 Misinformation Literacy: Promoting Lifelong Ethical Digital Citizenship 246
- 15 Teaching Information Literacy to Would-Be Teachers 259
- 16 The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Literacy at the University of Queensland 275
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Part III The Influence of Digital Information
- 17 Be Not Afraid of a Meme: Developing Visual and Media Literacy Skills 291
- 18 Digital Health Literacy: An Evolving Picture 308
- 19 Combating Fake News: School Librarians and Digital and Visual Literacy 330
- 20 A News Literacy Curriculum Toolkit 349
- 21 Digital Learning and Digital Dilemmas 364
- 22 Digital Health Literacy: Improving Health Outcomes 383
- 23 Digital Literacy: Necessary but Not Sufficient for Learning 401
- Contributors 417
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Preface 1
- 1 Digital Literacy: An Overview and Introduction 7
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Part I Public and School Libraries Promote Digital Literacy through Digital Access and Skills Building
- 2 Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Marginalised Citizens in Developing Nations 29
- 3 Information Literacy in the Digital Age: Building Competencies Across the Learning Continuum 55
- 4 Fostering Digital Literacy in India: Government Initiatives and Digital Inclusion 69
- 5 Engaging Young People as Readers: Use of Social Media and Digital Literacy 93
- 6 The Library as Lifeline: Digital Inclusion in Post-Pandemic Philadelphia 113
- 7 Empowering Librarians and Learners: Building a Supportive Network for Teaching and Learning 128
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Part II Academic Libraries Take Novel Approaches to Advance Digital Skills
- 8 Transforming the Student Experience in Singapore Polytechnic Libraries Through a Collaborative Digital Literacy Framework 143
- 9 Supporting Digital Dexterity in Academic Library Communities Across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand 162
- 10 Developing Student Digital Literacies Through Insights from Educators and Employers 180
- 11 Digital Literacy in Latin America: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 197
- 12 The Venn of Project Research: A Framework for Librarians and Students Tackling Real-World Challenges 215
- 13 Enhancing Student Transliteracy Through Archives: Designing an OER for Primary Source Mastery 230
- 14 Misinformation Literacy: Promoting Lifelong Ethical Digital Citizenship 246
- 15 Teaching Information Literacy to Would-Be Teachers 259
- 16 The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Literacy at the University of Queensland 275
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Part III The Influence of Digital Information
- 17 Be Not Afraid of a Meme: Developing Visual and Media Literacy Skills 291
- 18 Digital Health Literacy: An Evolving Picture 308
- 19 Combating Fake News: School Librarians and Digital and Visual Literacy 330
- 20 A News Literacy Curriculum Toolkit 349
- 21 Digital Learning and Digital Dilemmas 364
- 22 Digital Health Literacy: Improving Health Outcomes 383
- 23 Digital Literacy: Necessary but Not Sufficient for Learning 401
- Contributors 417
