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Information Literacy. Old Dominion University – January 2011. Review – What is information literacy?. … a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
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Information Literacy Old Dominion University – January 2011
Review – What is information literacy? … a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. [from ALA 1989 Report] Distinct from and broader than information technology skills; encompasses those skills, however.
Why are we focused on it? • Technological change is happening with increasing rapidity. • Information proliferation is obvious. • Much information derives from dubious sources. • Information is distributed through a multiplicity of media. • Students, challenged by so many choices, often take the easiest route rather than the best route. • Accreditation depends on it.
Standards and outcomes ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) … provides information literacy standards, with detailed performance indictors, outcomes, and practices.
Learning activities In selecting learning activities to fit your course needs, ideas can come from: • Your own experience/knowledge • Books such as Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Standards-based Exercises for College Students • Websites such as the ACRL Standards Toolkit • Talking with colleagues and librarians
Library involvement … • Information Literacy Program page • Modules • Librarian visits • Assignments
