I wish I could’ve used this as the title for this post: “Designing information literacy instruction without understanding that feral place where many library users reside is about as effective as taming a wolf. We can do it, but what good does that do for the wolf?”
GREAT post from Joe Grobelny: Feral “Information Literacy”
“Digital native is a fantasy invented by the fans of silicon valley to pigeonhole a generation for the sake of selling technology, but the truth is far less convenient. Not only the digital natives, but many people take on a feral state in their interactions with the internet, as it constantly shifts its boundaries, its cities and deserts. Likewise, the library is a place where we ought to allow for the feral. The ACRL information literacy standards are only useful to the domesticated to promote their efficient and purposeful use of the library. The truth is that most people do not experience the library as a city, but rather as a wilderness on the edge of civilization.
See Also: Matthew Battles, The Call of the Feral.
thanks!
i owe a bunch to battles, whose “Library: An Unquiet History” (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51305782) blew my mind before i started my MLIS, and whose blogging is a-game material.