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Kajian Dalam Bidang Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi: Filosofi, Teori, dan Praktik

study to move beyond skills and behaviour and to show the complexity
and nuanced elements of information literacy. Bruce offers an alternative
to the skill-driven approach where information literacy is described in
terms of competences rather than skills. Andretta (2012) added this idea
by mentioning that it is the competences that required to complete the task
when people’s learning.

TABEL 1. SEVEN CONCEPTIONS OF INFORMATION LITERACY (BRUCE, 1997, 110).
No Categories

1 The information technology IL is seen as using information
conception technology for information
retrieval and communication

2 The information sources conception IL is seen as finding information

3 The information process conception IL is seen as executing process

4 The information control perception IL is seen as controlling
information

5 The knowledge construction IL is seen as building up personal
conception knowledge base in a new area of
interest

6 The knowledge extension IL is seen as working with
conception knowledge and personal
perspectives adopted in such a
way that novel insights are
gained

7 The wisdom conception IL is seen as using information
wisely for the benefit others

Grounded in the results of this study Bruce developed a “relational
model of information literacy” which consists of three components:
descriptions of information literacy, information literacy education and
information literacy research. This model is presented in figure 1. The
key aspect to this model is the focus on information users, not information
experts. Equally important is that the model does not seek to measure

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