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Information Literacy

Information Literacy. Ren é e N. Jefferson, Ph.D . School of Education The Citadel. School of Library & Information Science San Jose State University. Outline. Definition of Information Literacy Reasons Information Literacy Is Needed Approaches to Information Literacy

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Information Literacy

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  1. Information Literacy Renée N. Jefferson, Ph.D. School of Education The Citadel School of Library & Information Science San Jose State University

  2. Outline • Definition of Information Literacy • Reasons Information Literacy Is Needed • Approaches to Information Literacy • Characteristics of Information Literacy Programs • Best Practices & Tutorials • Assessment & Rubrics • Internet Resources

  3. What is Information Literacy? Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring students to “recognize when information is needed and have to ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.” American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1989).

  4. Information literacy is needed because students…. • click without reading. • are overwhelmed with information choices. • spend an hour searching the internet for information found easily in a reference source. • hit the print button thinking their research is completed.

  5. Information literacy is needed because students…. • fail to evaluate sources or their relevance to the project. • lack the ability to synthesis information. • find the ideas of others more fascinating than their own ideas. • engage in plagiarism by cutting and pasting.

  6. Why is information literacy important? • Equips students with lifelong learning skills • Includes critical reflection of information • Emphasizes the global nature of information • Allows use of relevant information for informed decision making • Extends beyond just knowing how to use computers

  7. Information literate students should… • know when they have a need for information. • identify information needed to address a given problem or issue. • find needed information and evaluate the information. • organize the information. • use the information effectively to address the problem or issue.

  8. Approaches to Information Literacy • Library Instruction Sessions • Single/Multiple Sessions • General/Course-Related • Information Literacy Course • General/Course-Related • Drop-in Workshops & Tours • Research Consultations • Tutorials

  9. Mission Statement Goals & Objectives Planning Administrative & Institutional Support Articulation with Curriculum Collaboration Pedagogy Staffing Outreach Assessment/Evaluation Characteristics of Information Literacy Program

  10. Best Practices & Tutorials • Best Practices • http://guides.library.fullerton.edu/infocomp/ • http://www.lib.jmu.edu/instruction/default.aspx • Tutorials • http://www.lib.jmu.edu/gold/default.aspx • http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infolit/andyou/infoyou.htm • http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/tutorials/gateway_videos.html

  11. Assessment & Rubrics • Assessment • http://www.indiana.edu/%7Elibinstr/Information_Literacy/assessment.html • https://www.projectsails.org/index.php?page=home • Rubrics • California State University System • New Jersey City University

  12. Internet Resources • Information Literacy @ Carnegie Mellon • http://www.library.cmu.edu/InformationLiteracy/resource.html • Directory of Online Resources • http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/doril/ • Librarians Index to the Internet • http://lii.org/ • Internet Public Library • http://www.ipl.org/ • INFOMINE • http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?category=bioag

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