Sara Sharun
she/her
*Associate Professor*
*Education *
MLIS, University of British Columbia
MA, University of Victoria
BA, University of Saskatchewan
*Professional and Scholarly Interests*
• Information literacy in social service settings
• Student information literacy in practicum settings
• Critical information practice
*Selected Publications*
Cross, L., Sharun, S., and dos Santos, L. D. R. (2025). The value of practice-based collaborations across the third space: Reflections on supporting multimodal assignments. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (34).
Vanderwerff, M., Sharun, S., and Thomas, C. (2024). “In the greater context of the field”: What undergraduate reflections on the research process tell us about information literacy. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 24(2), 405-426.
Sharun, S. (2023). The critical information literacy of social workers: Information literacy as interpersonal practice. Journal of Information Literacy, 17(1).
Sharun, S. (2023). “Pushing back,” “tapping in,” and “opening doors”: Examining workplace information practices to inform information Literacy Instruction in professional programs. In D. M. Mueller (Ed.), Forging the Future: The Proceedings of the ACRL 2023 Conference. ACRL.
Sharun, S. (2021). Practicing information literacy: Practicum students negotiating information practice in workplace settings. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(1).
Sharun, S. (2019). Exploring value as a dimension of professional information literacy. Journal of Information Literacy, 13(2), 26-40.
*Education *
MLIS, University of British Columbia
MA, University of Victoria
BA, University of Saskatchewan
*Professional and Scholarly Interests*
• Information literacy in social service settings
• Student information literacy in practicum settings
• Critical information practice
*Selected Publications*
Cross, L., Sharun, S., and dos Santos, L. D. R. (2025). The value of practice-based collaborations across the third space: Reflections on supporting multimodal assignments. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (34).
Vanderwerff, M., Sharun, S., and Thomas, C. (2024). “In the greater context of the field”: What undergraduate reflections on the research process tell us about information literacy. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 24(2), 405-426.
Sharun, S. (2023). The critical information literacy of social workers: Information literacy as interpersonal practice. Journal of Information Literacy, 17(1).
Sharun, S. (2023). “Pushing back,” “tapping in,” and “opening doors”: Examining workplace information practices to inform information Literacy Instruction in professional programs. In D. M. Mueller (Ed.), Forging the Future: The Proceedings of the ACRL 2023 Conference. ACRL.
Sharun, S. (2021). Practicing information literacy: Practicum students negotiating information practice in workplace settings. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(1).
Sharun, S. (2019). Exploring value as a dimension of professional information literacy. Journal of Information Literacy, 13(2), 26-40.