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Author: Dijana Šobota

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Dijana Šobota

Dr Dijana Šobota holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences from the University of Zagreb, where her doctoral research focused on conceptualising critical workplace information literacy. Alongside her daily professional trade union work, she is a Project Research Associate at the Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, and also serves as an adjunct teaching assistant at the University of Split's Study Division Communication and Media. She is also involved in European-level initiatives and bodies related to education, labour and digital transformation.

Her work bridges academia, public policy, and labour issues, with a particular focus on critical workplace information literacy, disinformation, artificial intelligence, and workers' rights, aiming to connect critical scholarship with real-world social and institutional challenges. She has led and participated in numerous national and international research and policy projects and regularly contributes to academic and professional publications. She is the recipient of the Ross Todd Award (2025) for research excellence.

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In Pursuit of Social Justice: Reclaiming Information Literacy as a Transformative Practice

by Dijana Šobota June 5, 2026 0

Over the last fifty years, IL has evolved from a “niche” library practice and skill into a concept connected to democracy, social justice and human rights.... Read more.