In March 2014 the degree of Doctor philosophiae (Dr. Phil.) was awarded to Belgian colleague Natalie Mertes by the Humboldt University, School of Library and Information Science in Berlin. The subject of Natalie’s dissertation is:
- Teachers’ Conceptions of Student Information Literacy Learning and Teachers’ Practices of Information Literacy Teaching and Collaboration with the School Library : A Grounded Case Study.
The thesis has been published on the Humboldt Univerity Edoc server at http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/dissertationen/mertes-nathalie-2014-03-04/METADATA/abstract.php?id=40539 with a link to the complete .pdf file. This study will provide some vital information for educators, teachers and librarians throughout the world, and especially in Europe.