All Outputs (11)

'Making the Building Blocks Small' - the participative and capital-enhancing development of digital literacies in older adults (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D., Ryan, F. V., Brazier, D., & Webster, G. (2025, June). 'Making the Building Blocks Small' - the participative and capital-enhancing development of digital literacies in older adults. Presented at CoLIS 2025: 12th Annual International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Older adults are disproportionately affected by deficits in digital literacy development and by present learning environments which are either difficult to access or not conducive to their specific needs. Participatory research frameworks offer compe... Read More about 'Making the Building Blocks Small' - the participative and capital-enhancing development of digital literacies in older adults.

Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D., Ryan, F. V., Brazier, D., & Webster, G. (2025, April). Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies. Poster presented at LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference, Cardiff University, Wales

A digital-first world requires digital skillsets adequate to participate in it, meaning that those without such skills risk being left behind in an age of almost-compulsory computing. Deficits in digital literacy competencies thus have detrimental re... Read More about Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies.

AI Literacy & the criticality of Public Libraries (2025)
Digital Artefact
Feeney, D. (2025). AI Literacy & the criticality of Public Libraries. [Blog]

Developing critical AI literacy skills is one of the key informatic issues of our contemporary age, yet recent research in this area has shown that such skillsets are holistically underpinned by more 'traditional' information, digital and media lite... Read More about AI Literacy & the criticality of Public Libraries.

Information Literacy within Scottish Public Libraries (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D. (2024, December). Information Literacy within Scottish Public Libraries. Presented at Scottish Library and Information Council, Online

Presentation on behalf of CILIP's Information Literacy Group to the Scottish Library and Information Council's Public Library Strategy Implementation Group.

Libraries Change Lives by Creating Opportunities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D. (2024, October). Libraries Change Lives by Creating Opportunities. Presented at Libraries Change Lives by Creating Opportunities, House of Parliament, London, UK

Invited attendance at a Westminster Parliamentary reception on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.

Information Literacy in Public and Health Libraries (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D. (2024, October). Information Literacy in Public and Health Libraries. Presented at CILIP Members' Fest, Online

This presentation shines a spotlight on information literacy in non-educational sectors. Speakers discuss information literacy in two settings: public libraries, and health libraries, encouraging colleagues to apply cross-sectoral understanding of in... Read More about Information Literacy in Public and Health Libraries.

A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Secker, J., & Feeney, D. (2024, June). A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices. Presented at CILIP Information Literacy Group, Online seminar

An introductory session aimed at apprentices working in the UK public library sector. The session presents an outline of digital and information literacy frameworks and of how these can practically be applied in such environments.

Developing user-led interventions aimed at improving digital literacies in older adults (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, A. (2024, April). Developing user-led interventions aimed at improving digital literacies in older adults. Presented at Scottish Academic Libraries Cooperative Training Group: Student Research Showcase 2024, Online

Our present 'digital-by-default' society structurally supports inequalities in both digital access and skills development, with older adults being disproportionately affected herein. Using participative methodologies this project seeks to develop ne... Read More about Developing user-led interventions aimed at improving digital literacies in older adults.

‘Weathervanes of their Communities’ – The Sanderson Review, public libraries and information literacy futures (2024)
Digital Artefact
Feeney, D., & Goldstein, S. (2024). ‘Weathervanes of their Communities’ – The Sanderson Review, public libraries and information literacy futures. [Blog]

Recent independent reviews of public library services in England have argued for a more comprehensive and cohesive strategy to promote the many benefits of these services. However a critical lack of quality data to support these conclusions, particu... Read More about ‘Weathervanes of their Communities’ – The Sanderson Review, public libraries and information literacy futures.

Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries (2024)
Digital Artefact
Feeney, D. (2024). Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries. [Blog]

Much work within public libraries is required to turn implicit information literacy knowledge into explicit information literacy practice. This blog post discusses this issue alongside examples of recent research addressing such needs and the chall... Read More about Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries.

‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, A. J. (2023, October). ‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries. Presented at European Conference on Information Literacy, Krakow, Poland

Background
Research details that our present ‘digital-by-default' society structurally supports inequalities, where users without the requisite skills to enable meaningful engagement in the digital world are at an i ncreasingly severe disadvantage (... Read More about ‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries.