This article explores the means through which Academic Librarians at Leeds Beckett University develop digital literacy – and through it health literacy – in students, supporting good personal, professional and institutional healthcare practice. Through a case-study of the role of two Health and Social Sciences-orientated Academic Librarians, the article describes practical aspects of their work developing the digital literacy of a diverse range of academic students and staff. It then goes on to outline specific practical challenges associated with this task, relating to the support of evidence-based practice, the Open Access movement and eBook accessibility, demonstrating how their continuing relevance of traditional professional principles to healthcare information provision resolution can be used to further support digital literacy. Overall, the article provides an example of the, even where the practical issues and methodologies have evolved.
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)